"If I had a secret and told it to 5 people, and they each told it to five different people, assuming no one else knows..."

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my secret, how many people total now know the secret?

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" 31 people now know the secret."

by Doglover928 on Oct 17 2007 (28 months ago)

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1 person tells 5 people = 6 5 people tell 5 people = 25 Total people = 31
Sources: My brain that is probably wrong because that seemed too easy. Must be a catch.

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"31"

by MrItty on Oct 18 2007 (28 months ago)

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Level one: you. One person Level two: your five revelations. Five people. Level three: their five revelations. Five x Five = 25 25 + 5 + 1 = 31
Sources: mathematics.

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"31"

by EmpressPixie on Oct 18 2007 (28 months ago)

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You know. (+1)

You told five people (+5)

Person 1 told five people (+5)

Person 2 told five people (+5)

Person 3 told five people (+5)

Person 4 told five people (+5)

Person 5 told five people (+5)

5*6=30+1=31.

31 People now know your secret.

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"31"

by Mistral on Oct 17 2007 (28 months ago)

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You (1 person) told 5 people so that at that point 6 people know the secret. Then 5 of those people tell 5 different people so they told a total of 25 people. 6+25=31

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"I'm thinking 31 people would know your secret"

by HELENofTROY on Oct 17 2007 (28 months ago)

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You The five that you told And the 25 that they told
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