Two people play a game. The first person starts with the number 1 and can multiply 1 by any number from 2-9. Then, the second person multiplies this new number by any number from 2-9. The winner is the first person to get a million or more. Who wins the game with an optimal strategy?

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Gwendolyn Francis

Mathematics

8 February, 17:27

Two people play a game. The first person starts with the number 1 and can multiply 1 by any number from 2-9. Then, the second person multiplies this new number by any number from 2-9. The winner is the first person to get a million or more. Who wins the game with an optimal strategy?

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Stella Valencia · Answer 1

Answer: player number one

Step-by-step explanation:

Player number one starts with one and then he waits for player number two.

It doesnt matter what player number two makes, he needs to keep his multipliyer in two until player two pasess one millon/9 = 111111.11 for the first time, then, he plays 9.