- How to Be the Last One at the Table,
a selection of answers from the Dr. Math archives.
- Knights of the Round Table
- If x knights are sitting at a round table, and every other one is
removed, who is the last one left sitting at the table?
- A Circular Massacre
- Ten thousand sailors are arranged in a circle; starting with the
first one, every other sailor is pushed overboard...
- Josephus Problem
- Every other person at a table is eliminated until there is
only one person left. Who is the survivor?
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