Ticked off at the clever bartender, the infinite line of mathematicians returns to the bar determined to outsmart her this time. They decide to make their orders such that the bartender will not be able to leave like last time, but they also don't want to drink more than one beer each (they're all driving home). Also, they hope to trick her by making sure their orders approach 0, just like they did last time. What order does each of the mathematicians make?

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Ticked off at the clever bartender, the infinite line of mathematicians returns to the
bar determined to outsmart her this time. They decide to make their orders such that
the bartender will not be able to leave like last time, but they also don't want to drink
more than one beer each (they're all driving home). Also, they hope to trick her by
making sure their orders approach 0, just like they did last time. What order does
each of the mathematicians make?
Transcribed Image Text:Ticked off at the clever bartender, the infinite line of mathematicians returns to the bar determined to outsmart her this time. They decide to make their orders such that the bartender will not be able to leave like last time, but they also don't want to drink more than one beer each (they're all driving home). Also, they hope to trick her by making sure their orders approach 0, just like they did last time. What order does each of the mathematicians make?
An infinite line of mathematicians walks into a bar. The first mathematician orders a beer. The second mathematician orders 1/2 of a
beer. The third mathematician orders 1/4 of a beer. "Idiots!" cried the bartender. In order to outsmart the mathematicians and not have
to serve an infinite line, what did the bartender do before going home?
Transcribed Image Text:An infinite line of mathematicians walks into a bar. The first mathematician orders a beer. The second mathematician orders 1/2 of a beer. The third mathematician orders 1/4 of a beer. "Idiots!" cried the bartender. In order to outsmart the mathematicians and not have to serve an infinite line, what did the bartender do before going home?
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