There are following conditions in Baldyville:
1. No two inhabitants have the same number of hair on their head.
2. No inhabitant has exactly 518 hairs.
3. There live more inhabitants than any inhabitant's hair in the town .
What is the highest possible number of inhabitants?

Answer

There can live maximum of 518 people in the town. By the way, it is clear that one inhabitant must by baldy, otherwise there wouldn’t be a single man in the town.

There are following conditions in Baldyville:
1. No two inhabitants have the same number of hair on their head.
2. No inhabitant has exactly 518 hairs.
3. There live more inhabitants than any inhabitant's hair in the town .
What is the highest possible number of inhabitants?

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