A Mathematical Leprechaun

So you think you're good at math? Prove it! One of my favorite sources for MatLab tutorials, Blinkdagger, just started a bi-weekly math contest.

There are 1000 engineering-centric Leprechauns, all of whom are members of the prestigious group, Mensa. Each of the Leprechauns have an extremely high IQ (top 2% among the general population) and each Leprechaun is fully aware that all the other Leprechauns are also members of Mensa.

One day, the Leprechauns receive news that there is an abnormally large pot of gold at the end of the rainbow near China. All of the Leprechauns rush to the end of the rainbow and arrive simultaneously. In this situation, according to Leprechaun Lore, the treasure is to be divided by the following manner ...

Link to Blinkdagger to learn (and solve) the Leprechauns' problem.
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