Petals Around the Rose
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title:
Petals Around the Rose
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Petals Around the Rose is a mathematically challenging puzzle in which the object is to work out the formula by which a number is derived from the roll of a set of five or six dice. It is often used as an exercise in inductive reasoning. The puzzle became popular in computer circles in the mid 1970s, particularly through an anecdote recounted in Personal Computing which depicts Bill Gates working out the solution in an airport.
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Puzzle involving inductive reasoning
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petals_Around_the_Rose
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2023-11-05T15:47:33Z
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