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Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge

From Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge
Date 2026-04-01 17:15 +0300
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Message-ID <20260401171528.000038c7@yahoo.com> (permalink)
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On Wed, 1 Apr 2026 10:02:45 -0400
DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:

> On 4/1/2026 9:34 AM, Michael S wrote:
> 
> 
> > So, here is the challenge:
> > There are 20 sorts of cookies, 10 of each sort. They are placed in
> > 20 boxes, again, 10 cookies in each boxes. You have to take exactly
> > one cookie from each box, all 20 of different sorts.  
> 
> 
> Is this what you're trying to do:
> 
> There are 20 flavors of cookie.
> You have 20 boxes of 10 cookies per box.
> Each box of 20 contains a random selection of 10 cookie flavors.
> Your goal is to - as quickly as possible - choose 1 cookie from each
> box so you end up with all 20 flavors.
> 
> ?
> 
> 
> 
> <snip unread code>
> 
> 

Yes. You just forgot to mention that there are exactly 10 cookies of
each flavor.

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Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-01 16:34 +0300
  Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-04-01 10:02 -0400
    Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-01 17:15 +0300
      Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-04-01 10:28 -0400
        Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-01 17:58 +0300
  Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-04-01 15:20 +0100
    Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-01 17:56 +0300
      Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-04-01 19:50 +0100
        Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-04-01 15:56 -0400
          Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-04-01 23:33 +0100
        Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> - 2026-04-04 07:43 +0100
          Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-04-04 11:54 +0100
  Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-04-01 15:24 -0400
  Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-04-01 17:24 -0400
    Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2026-04-02 16:25 +0100
      Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-04-02 17:10 +0100
        Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-02 22:19 +0300
      Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-04-02 13:03 -0400
        Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> - 2026-04-02 18:52 +0100
        Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-04-02 19:50 +0100
          Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-02 22:24 +0300
        Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2026-04-02 20:13 +0100
          Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-02 22:36 +0300
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    Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-02 22:10 +0300
      Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> - 2026-04-06 22:36 +0100
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  Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-04-04 13:33 -0400
    Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-04 21:03 +0300
      Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-04-04 14:19 -0400
      Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-04-04 20:22 +0100
        Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-04 22:40 +0300
  Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-04 17:08 -0700
  Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-08 08:42 -0700
    Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-08 22:23 +0300
      Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-09 21:22 -0700
        Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-10 12:23 +0300
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        Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-10 16:16 +0300
          Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-11 04:27 -0700
        Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-11 22:56 +0300
          Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-11 15:57 -0700
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            Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-13 02:03 +0300
            Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-13 17:11 +0300
              Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-16 23:52 -0700
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                Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-17 07:40 -0700
                Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-17 18:30 +0300
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                Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-21 18:22 -0700
                Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-22 12:05 +0300
    Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-15 02:15 +0300
      Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-16 02:57 -0700
        Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-17 17:04 +0300
  Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-08 23:45 +0300
    Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-09 16:37 -0700
      Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-10 17:02 +0300
        Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-11 03:45 -0700
  Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-09 00:01 +0300
    Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-09 17:07 -0700
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    Re: Cookies in boxes - algorithmic challenge Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-04-17 17:47 +0100
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