diff --git a/problem-of-the-day/day16/quant.md b/problem-of-the-day/day16/quant.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3052a0a --- /dev/null +++ b/problem-of-the-day/day16/quant.md @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +500 ants are placed on a 1-foot string without any order. Assume independent uniform distribution for each ant. +Each ant will move randomly towards either end of the string at a constant speed of 1 foot per minute. +The ants will keep moving until they reach the end of the string, and if two ants collide head-on, they will both immediately turn around and continue moving. +Assuming that the size of the ants is infinitely small, what is the expected time for all 500 ants to fall off the string?