Goat and lions

fzy · 发表于 2005-3-9 22:09:05

There are 53 lions and a goat in a cage.

1) Now if a lion eats a goat then the lion becomes a goat.

2) Each and every lion is as intelligent as others.(i.e. they know the
consequences of eating a goat)

3) A lion prefers to eat a goat.....but he does not want himslef to get
killed after becoming a goat.....i.e if he knows that after eating a goat ,
he is gonna get eaten up by other lions then he will not eat it....

Consdering this situation and above 3 knowledge base can you tell me whether the goat will be eaten or not?

Remark by fzy: The problem does not make a lot of real sense because a lion would not want to spend the rest of his life as a goat. But assume he prefers it as long as he will not be eaten. Treat it as a logical problem.

fzy · 发表于 2005-3-9 23:09:46

You understand the problem correctly. But the solution is more complicated. Remember there are 53 lions? The number is important.

fzy · 发表于 2005-3-9 23:24:51

correct

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Goat and lions

It is a little more complicated than that.

correct

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