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Problem #303

Las Vegans

Jack and John 2 vegans, after getting a job, go to a casino. There are two games in the casino:

Game A : Both the players run a machine and get a number each. If both numbers have 2 and 3 as their only common prime factors (Mathematically if a = 2^u3^v * x and b = 2^w3^z * y with (x, y) = 1) , then they get 2 points. Else they get no points.

Game B : Both have a 6 mm matchstick. They throw it together on a large rules page, where the distance between each line is 6 cm. On landing each matchstick will either cut a line or not. They get 1 point if both the matchsticks cut any line.

If prize pool of Game A is 1000 dollars, then what should be the prize pool of B such that both have equal winnings if initial cost is same.

Contributed by Ashutosh Singh

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