Five pirates discover a chest full of 100 gold coins. The pirates are ranked by theiryears of service, Pirate #5 having five years of service, Pirate #4 four years, and so on down toPirate #1 with only one year of deck scrubbing under his belt. To divide up the loot, theyagree on the following:The most senior pirate will propose a distribution of the booty. All pirates will thenvote, including the most senior pirate, and if at least 50% of the pirates on board acceptthe proposal, the gold is divided as proposed. If not, the most senior pirate is forced towalk the plank and sink to Davy Jones? locker. Then the process starts over with thenext most senior pirate until

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