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Previously on "Thursday Puzzle: Petals on a Rose"
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Originally posted by TestMangler View PostEach 5 counts as 4, each 3 counts as 2, nothing else matters. If there are no 3s or 5s, the answer is zero. If the answer is odd, round up.
Simple as that.
Can't see it being simpler than that.
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Originally posted by ZARDOZ View PostRemove the even numbers, take 1 off the odd numbers and add them together. If all numbers are even it's zero. But that doesn't really explain the meaning of the puzzle which is better understood by looking at a dice.
Simple as that.
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Originally posted by ChrisPackit View PostIs it sad that when I figured this out yesterday, I knocked up a little VB app to calculate the outcome and randomly generate numbers so I could test the theory ....
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Originally posted by Old Hack View Post3 3 1 6 4
3 3 1
3 3
6
That doesn't work.
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2 2 0
4
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Originally posted by ZARDOZ View PostRemove the even numbers, take 1 off the odd numbers and add them together. If all numbers are even it's zero. But that doesn't really explain the meaning of the puzzle which is better understood by looking at a dice.
3 3 1
3 3
6
That doesn't work.
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Is it sad that when I figured this out yesterday, I knocked up a little VB app to calculate the outcome and randomly generate numbers so I could test the theory ....
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Originally posted by Old Hack View PostThere's an achingly simple algorithm to solve this.
Anyone care to have a guess?Last edited by ZARDOZ; 21 September 2012, 01:07.
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There's an achingly simple algorithm to solve this.
Anyone care to have a guess?
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Originally posted by Pondlife View Post6 is correct.
Anyone else or should I do some work?
2 3 3 5 5 = ?
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