Solve it in your mind

[prakharkanpur]

Five pirates have 100 gold coins. they have to divide up the loot. in order of seniority (if pirate 5 is most senior, pirate 1 is least senior), the most senior pirate calls for a distribution of the loot. they vote and if at least 50% accept the proposal, the loot is divided as proposed. otherwise the most senior pirate is executed, and they start over again with the next senior pirate. what solution does the most senior pirate propose? assume that they would prefer not to die

 

[poornima lagadapati]

The answer is for the first pirate to offer the 3rd and 5th pirates 1 gold each, and then take the remaining gold for himself. Otherwise the 3rd and 5th will probably not receive any gold.