Question: A pirate king and his band of four pirates plunder a ship and find 100 gold coins. According to pirate law each pirate has the right to propose how to divide the coins. After a proposal is tabled the pirates take a vote. If fewer than half agree, the proposer is killed and the next highest ranked pirate will make a proposal. Naturally, the Pirate King is the first to make a proposal. How would five pirates share 100 gold coins?

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