SOLUTIONS FOR MEXICO: JUMPING BEANS

1. 1152 beans - 64 postcards per bos, 6 beans on each card

2. Paid $336 for 7 boxes (7 x $48), sold 448 cards at $2 each - $896, therefore profit is $560

3. $960; 20 boxes

4. both are 12.5 cents

5. 1400 beans; 4200

1. 3/4, 1/2

2. 900 pesos - to get the most a player would have to land on 4 all 5 times. The other 3 players would each have to give the winner 60 pesos (4 x 15) so that is 180 pesos per game and 900 pesos for 5 games.
225 pesos is the least amount if winner landed on 1 each time then winner would collect 45 pesos for each game

3. 1-1; 1-2; 1-3; 1-4; 2-1; 2-2; 2-3; 2-4; 3-1; 3-2; 3-3; 3-4; 4-1; 4-2; 4-3; 4-4

4.

GAME	PEDRO	JORGE	STEFAN
1	+12	-6	-6
2	-2	-2	+2
3	-8	-8	+16
4	-8	+16	-8
5	+8	-4	-4
6	-6	+12	-6
7	+4	-2	-2
8	-4	-4	+8
9	+8	-4	-4
10	-6	+12	-6

Jorge came in with a gain of 10 pesos; 12 pesos; Pedro owed 6 pesos at the end of the third game; Stefan owed 10 pesos.

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