Gizmodo Monday Puzzle: How to Figure Out Your Company's Average Salary
Last week, I posed this challenge: You and nine of your coworkers are sitting in a conference room when somebody wonders aloud about the group’s average salary. Everyone is curious, but nobody feels comfortable sharing their own pay with the group. How can you all learn your average salary without anybody learning any more information about another person’s salary (other than what can be deduced from the group average)? You all have pen and paper and can conceal what you write from others, but y