A king has challenged you to a contest against a scoundrel.

You have to divide 30 rubies into 3 piles. (You can choose how many rubies go in each pile.) The scoundrel will then choose and keep 2 of those piles.

Assuming the scoundrel is greedy and wants as many rubies as possible, what is the maximum number of rubies that you can keep?

What is Genius Series?

In this series, I will be posting some question which uses mind, mostly related to SCIENCE (i.e Mathematics, Physics, etc.) To participate just answer the question. No reason/explanation is required to support your answer.

By answering the question asked in the picture you have chances to win some steems.

Rules

1. To participate Vote the right options posted by me in the comments or comment your option.
2. You must Resteem this post. (Voting this post is not compulsory, but is highly appreciated.)
3. Please solve it yourself, don't use a calculator or any external sources.

How Do I Win?

if your answer is right, you are the winner. In case of more than one winners, the reward will be equally distributed among them.

How Much Is The Reward?

The liquid rewards (50% of rewards) earned from this post will be distributed among the winners.
This amount can increase in the future if more people support it.

How To Support This Contest?

You can take part in the contest, send us questions, vote & resteem this post.

You can also sponsor the whole contest. You can also delegate SP to support.

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