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You have teleported down to a hitherto unvisited planet

 
Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:12 am  by ihatenuts

You have teleported down to a hitherto unvisited planet, upon which you discover the following:

1. No two inhabitants have the same number of hairs on their head.
2. No inhabitant has exactly 518 hairs.
3. There are more inhabitants in town than hairs on any individual inhabitant's head.

What is the highest possible number of inhabitants?
 
   
Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:57 am  by hiya

518
 
   
Thu Jun 20, 2013 9:08 am  by Thakurtoofan

518 people if 1 person is bald .Otherwise 517 people all with hair on their head.
 
   
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