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#1 Puzzles and Games » Sides reversed Is Puzzle » 2020-05-10 11:27:14

Nasir Hassan
Replies: 2

Hi there.  I see there are 3 solutions mentioned (in addition to the 2 shown).  However, I actually find 28 solutions to the problem. Am I missing something?

Nasir

12 * 42
12 * 63
12 * 84
13 * 62
13 * 93
14 * 82
21 * 24
21 * 36
21 * 48
23 * 64
23 * 96
24 * 63
24 * 84
26 * 31
26 * 93
28 * 41
31 * 39
32 * 46
32 * 69
34 * 86
36 * 42
36 * 84
39 * 62
42 * 48
43 * 68
46 * 96
48 * 63
64 * 69

#2 Re: Help Me ! » Clock in the Mirror Puzzle » 2020-04-22 00:05:09

Just to twist it a bit.  Could he have left at 1.25 in the morning??  Of course the mirror image would have told him it's the night before, but in reality he would have left in morning. Regards Nasir.

#3 Re: Help Me ! » Clock in the Mirror Puzzle » 2020-04-21 23:53:00

Hi Bob

Yep. 100%.  I missed that one cos I only got up in the afternoon!

Regards

Nasir

#4 Help Me ! » Clock in the Mirror Puzzle » 2020-04-21 08:30:07

Nasir Hassan
Replies: 4

Your answer:                           
Time at club 7H25, time at mirror image home clock 2H30 earlier is 4H55       
Test: Actual time at home when he left is 7H05.  This gives club time 7H25 after 20min       
                               
What's wrong with this answer?                   
Time at club 13H25 (1:25pm), time at mirror image home clock 2H30 earlier is 10H55
Test: Actual time at home when he left is 13H05 (1:05pm). This gives club time 13H25 after 20 min.

I did it from 1st principles, but noticed the answer could have been extended intuitively from your answer by adding 6 hours to everything. Corrections? Comments?

#5 Puzzles and Games » Our Columbus Problem » 2020-04-13 09:19:41

Nasir Hassan
Replies: 1

What's wrong with this solution?!

There are Eight dots.  So 3 dots make a minus sign like in a dot matrix printer!  And 5 dots make a plus sign.  So the 7 numbers are used as follows :

570 - 496 + 8 = 82

Each of the 7 digits is used once, and the 8 dots are used.

Interested to hear your comments.

Nasir

#6 Puzzles and Games » 9-Digit Number Puzzle » 2020-04-11 09:31:15

Nasir Hassan
Replies: 3

Your solution is 473816952.  However, the question states that rounding is done alternatively - up, down, up ....  With 2 as the units digit, the 1st rounding will be down, not up.

My solution is 536192748. It's divisible by 6 and 7, and the alternative rounding starting from up then down etc  gives 53619 0000, with digits adding up to24.  Where's the flaw in this answer?  Unless the number 4 becomes 5 after the 1st round up, and the number 7 does't round down to 7 because of the 5?

Regards

Nasir

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