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Water Pistols
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level 
A generalisation of the simple application of mathematical
induction is used here. You have to consider an odd number of
people and increase or decrease the number in twos. You also have
to think when 'having a not so secure foothold up the ladder' how
to look down to the previous stage then use the hypothesis to
secure that higher foothold.
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