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Puzzle of the Week 3
« on: January 27, 2011, 09:30:41 AM »
PM me the answer.  Do not post it here.


Puzzle #3 (1/27/11)

We get extra time for this one since it's going up late.  Answer it by next Wednesday.



Jamie has a set of the digits from 1 to 9 with no repeats.  He chooses five of them and makes a five digit number that satisfies all of the following conditions:

a.  The fourth digit is double the sum of the third and fifth digits.

b.  The sum of the first and fifth digits equals the sum of the third and fourth digits.

c.  The second digit is the fourth digit minus the third digit.

d.  The sum of the four unused digits is an even number.

What is his number?


Check your answer carefully.  I actually got this one wrong because of a dumb little mistake.  But it was a fun one.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 3
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2011, 02:33:16 PM »
ivan got it on the first day again.  He's such a puzzler!

25 puzzle points to ivan.


Oh, and I had the question next to the computer and Enrique saw it and did the puzzle in his head again!  Why is he always beating me at my own game??   :x
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 3
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2011, 03:24:48 PM »
20 puzzle points for Banshee!
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 3
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2011, 03:26:05 PM »
20 puzzle points for Novice!
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 3
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2011, 03:50:18 PM »
Quote from: Detta on January 28, 2011, 02:33:16 PM
Oh, and I had the question next to the computer and Enrique saw it and did the puzzle in his head again! 

Good Lord!

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Re: Puzzle of the Week 3
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2011, 04:58:53 PM »
Quote from: Detta on January 28, 2011, 02:33:16 PM
...Oh, and I had the question next to the computer and Enrique saw it and did the puzzle in his head again!  Why is he always beating me at my own game??   :x

Was he wearing a wife-beater by chance?
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 3
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2011, 08:56:24 AM »
Nope, lol.



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Re: Puzzle of the Week 3
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2011, 07:57:26 AM »
TheJudge gets 15!
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 3
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2011, 11:20:28 AM »
I couldn't find a way to wreck this one, Detta.  Sorry.   :cry:
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 3
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2011, 03:52:48 PM »
Have you considered the binary route?
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 3
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2011, 04:16:41 PM »
ivan has 75 puzzle points.

Jaepheth has 50 puzzle points.

Novice has 35 puzzle points.

TheJudge has 30 puzzle points.

Banshee has 30 puzzle points.

p5ych0t3ch has 25 puzzle points.

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