For the lateral thinkers …
Nov 6, 2021 10:43:17 #
Cheese wrote:
A round of applause to SKATZ for getting the only correct answer so far: 51181
Here’s the solution.
Here’s the solution.
One problem, nothing was said about the answer being an "out-of the box" question.
What is the correct answer within the constraints ["If you can ONLY move 2 matches"] of what was presented? The remaining "1"s cannot be compressed without moving them. You end up moving 11 matches to achieve the alleged answer.
Nov 6, 2021 10:52:05 #
Cheese wrote:
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Within the constrictions stated, 5118 is the largest number possible. By removing two matches.
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Nov 6, 2021 12:21:39 #
Cheese wrote:
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980 (without looking at all previous responses)
EDIT: Oh, I see it's actually 51181, clever.
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Nov 6, 2021 15:20:08 #
TriX wrote:
Yes, I can see that now - I was assuming it was constrained to 3 digits, but it doesn’t specify that.
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Nov 6, 2021 15:54:43 #
srscary
Loc: Cary, NC
Cheese wrote:
A round of applause to SKATZ for getting the only correct answer so far: 51181
Here’s the solution.
Here’s the solution.
👍
Bigger than 15118 (my answer) 😊
Nov 6, 2021 17:29:04 #
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