Losing my marbles
Roll the dice or crunch the numbers to tell who ended up with more orbs
My friends Janak and Kanak both love logic games.
When they came to visit once, I gave each of them some marbles. I did this in a way that neither knew how many the other had (of course each did count their own stash), though I did tell them they had different numbers of marbles.
Then I asked: Which of you has fewer marbles?
This conversation ensued:
Janak: Dude, I have no idea which of us has fewer marbles! Kanak: Nor do I, bro!
Janak: Gotta say, sadly, I still have no clue!
Kanak: Wait a minute! Now I know who has the smaller number!
Janak: Oh yeah? Well, I know both our counts now!
Question: How many marbles did each have?