Counting wins from rock paper scissors tallies
Question
Two players play ten rounds of rock-paper-scissors, and no round is a draw. Over the ten rounds the first player threw rock times, paper once and scissors times; the second threw rock twice, paper times and scissors times. How many rounds did the first player win? Answer if this cannot be determined.
Short answer
. With no draws, the first player's six scissors must meet non-scissors, i.e. all rocks and papers of the opponent, giving wins and losses. The opponent's four scissors then face the first player's rocks (wins) and paper (loss), for wins.
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