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There are 49 horses of which you need to find the 25th fastest horse.At a time you can race 7 horses.How many number of races are required to find the 25th fastest horse? After each race,we know which is first and which is second but dont know the speed.That makes more sense) Hint - Consider the significance of 25 (24 horses r faster than this horse and 24 are slower)
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Oct 19, 2011

There are 49 horses of which you need to find the 25th fastest horse.At a time you can race 7 horses.How many number of races are required to find the 25th fastest horse? After each race,we know which is first and which is second but dont know the speed.That makes more sense) Hint - Consider the significance of 25 (24 horses r faster than this horse and 24 are slower)

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