You are reading someone's mind by asking them to chooose a number between 1 and 63. They tell you that their chosen number lies on cards 1,2,3 of Fraudini's cards. What is that person's number?

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You are reading someone's mind by asking them to chooose a number between 1 and 63. They tell you that their chosen number lies on cards 1,2,3 of Fraudini's cards.

What is that person's number?    
Card 1
Card 2
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23 4 5 6
7
12
13
14
15
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
20
22
23
28
29
30
31
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
36
37
38
39
44
45
46
47
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
52
53
54
55
60
61
62
63
Card 3
Card 4
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1 3 5 7 9
11
13
15
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
47
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
49
51
53
55
57
59
61
63
Card 5
Card 6
2 3 6 7
10
11
14
15
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
18
19
22
23
26
27
30
31
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
34
35
38
39
42
43
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
50
51
54
55
58
59
62
63
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
21
Transcribed Image Text:Card 1 Card 2 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 4 5 6 7 12 13 14 15 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 20 22 23 28 29 30 31 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 36 37 38 39 44 45 46 47 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 52 53 54 55 60 61 62 63 Card 3 Card 4 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 Card 5 Card 6 2 3 6 7 10 11 14 15 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 18 19 22 23 26 27 30 31 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 34 35 38 39 42 43 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 50 51 54 55 58 59 62 63 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 21
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