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John has 10 marbles with the colors red, green, or blue, all either transparent or translucent. He arranged them in a circle with the following conditions:
3 marbles right beside each other cannot be the same color
The marble across from any marble (assuming John makes a perfect circle) cannot be the same color
Red cannot be in between 2 blues
Blue cannot be between 2 greens
Green cannot be between two Reds
How many different ways can John organize these marbles? State "Impossible" if you think there is no solution. State "Undefined" if one rule doesn't follow another
What if John arranged them into two rows with 5 marbles each all right beside each other. What about 5 rows with 2 marbles each?
Post your answer down below
I just thought of this question right off the top of my head, and I didn't have time to do it, but I'd love to see your answers!
Edit: I just realized "What if John arranged them into two rows with 5 marbles each all right beside each other. What about 5 rows with 2 marbles each?" Is a bit confusing, what I meant was that if you arrange the marbles 2 by 5 (one on the top), the arrow points to what is across from that marble. Same with the 5 by 2, the arrows point that is across.
3 marbles right beside each other cannot be the same color
The marble across from any marble (assuming John makes a perfect circle) cannot be the same color
Red cannot be in between 2 blues
Blue cannot be between 2 greens
Green cannot be between two Reds
How many different ways can John organize these marbles? State "Impossible" if you think there is no solution. State "Undefined" if one rule doesn't follow another
What if John arranged them into two rows with 5 marbles each all right beside each other. What about 5 rows with 2 marbles each?
Post your answer down below
I just thought of this question right off the top of my head, and I didn't have time to do it, but I'd love to see your answers!
Edit: I just realized "What if John arranged them into two rows with 5 marbles each all right beside each other. What about 5 rows with 2 marbles each?" Is a bit confusing, what I meant was that if you arrange the marbles 2 by 5 (one on the top), the arrow points to what is across from that marble. Same with the 5 by 2, the arrows point that is across.
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