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Mck game question

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New answer on Apr 01, 2024
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Anonymous A asked on Mar 30, 2024

Hi,

Thank you for reading.

During the animal/mountain game. 

I have a plant that gives 5000, a rat that takes 3100, and provides 3500, and an eagle which eats the rat, takes 2000 and gives 2500. 

Per the guidance, the rat would eat first. Then the eagle!

What if it was the other way around, and the eagle had the higher calorie in take, and it needed to feed first. Would my system here collapse given that the eagle surely cant eat the rat before the rat has eaten?

Please only comment if you have a direct answer to add.

Thanks

 

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Anonymous B replied on Mar 30, 2024

Yes, it will collapse

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Pedro
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replied on Mar 30, 2024
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Yes, it would colapse… 

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Ian
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replied on Mar 31, 2024
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Yes that's exactly right. Order of operations is critical to this test/game.

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Dennis
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replied on Mar 31, 2024
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The sequence matters for the outcome, yes.

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David
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replied on Apr 01, 2024
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Hi there,

Yes it will. Hope this helps.

Cheers,

David

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