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Zz Yzx

04/02/2010 6:22 PM

OT: BUT NOT POLITICAL, a fun puzzle

We need to blow open a safe to get the beer out.

SOMEBODY forgot the explosives, so we need to crack the combination
lock. Here's what we know:


*All digits from 0 to 9 are used exactly once.

*The sum of the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 8th digits is a single digit number.

*The 4th digit is a perfect square.

*The 3rd digit is 1.

*The sum of the 4th and 7th digits is a perfect square.

*The value of the 10th digit is twice that of the 2nd.

*The product of the 4th and 6th digits is equal to that of the 10th
and 2nd digits.

*The 5 is next to the 6 but not the 4.

Who's in?

-Zz


This topic has 9 replies

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allen476

in reply to Zz Yzx on 04/02/2010 6:22 PM

05/02/2010 7:16 AM

On Feb 5, 7:19=A0am, [email protected] (Doug Miller) wrote:
> In article <[email protected]=
.com>, allen476 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >On Feb 4, 9:22=3DA0pm, Zz Yzx <[email protected]> wrote:
> [...]
> >> *The 4th digit is a perfect square.
> >9
>
> 0, 1, and 4 are also perfect squares
> [...]
>
>
>
> >> *The sum of the 4th and 7th digits is a perfect square.
>
> >9&7
>
> 9+0 is also a perfect square

I miscounted, my mistake. I figured out the puzzle on paper before I
typed my answer, so as not to take up a lot of time. When I looked at
it, it seemed (at the time) that 3 numbers could get inverted thus
leaving 4 answers. (I know that it is 6, but 2 were disqualified).

The 9+0 reference wouldn't work as 0 has been used already in the
first equation and would have to be one of those numbers.

My bad, I shouldn't do these late at night.....

Allen

DG

"Denis G."

in reply to Zz Yzx on 04/02/2010 6:22 PM

04/02/2010 9:25 PM

On Feb 4, 10:42=A0pm, allen476 <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Feb 4, 9:22=A0pm, Zz Yzx <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > We need to blow open a safe to get the beer out.
>
> > SOMEBODY forgot the explosives, so we need =A0to crack the combination
> > lock. =A0Here's what we know:
>
> > *All digits from 0 to 9 are used exactly once.
>
> > *The sum of the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 8th digits is a single digit number.
>
> Any order for now 4,3,2,0
>
>
>
> > *The 4th digit is a perfect square.
>
> 9
>
>
>
> > *The 3rd digit is 1.
>
> Ok
>
>
>
> > *The sum of the 4th and 7th digits is a perfect square.
>
> 9&7
>
>
>
> > *The value of the 10th digit is twice that of the 2nd.
>
> 6&3
>
>
>
> > *The product of the 4th and 6th digits is equal to that of the 10th
> > and 2nd digits.
>
> 9&2 =A0 =A06&3
>
> > *The 5 is next to the 6 but not the 4.
>
> > Who's in?
>
> > -Zz
>
> 8 3 1 9 4 2 7 0 5 6
> or
> 8 3 1 9 2 4 7 0 5 6
> or
> 8 3 1 9 0 4 7 2 5 6
> or
> 8 3 1 9 4 0 7 2 5 6
>
> Allen

I think that your first answer is the correct one. The others fail
for the product of the 4th & 6th equal to the 2nd and 10th digits. I
repeated 7s in my answer, so I goofed.

DG

"Denis G."

in reply to Zz Yzx on 04/02/2010 6:22 PM

04/02/2010 8:01 PM

On Feb 4, 9:59=A0pm, "Denis G." <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Feb 4, 8:22=A0pm, Zz Yzx <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > We need to blow open a safe to get the beer out.
>
> > SOMEBODY forgot the explosives, so we need =A0to crack the combination
> > lock. =A0Here's what we know:
>
> > *All digits from 0 to 9 are used exactly once.
>
> > *The sum of the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 8th digits is a single digit number.
>
> > *The 4th digit is a perfect square.
>
> > *The 3rd digit is 1.
>
> > *The sum of the 4th and 7th digits is a perfect square.
>
> > *The value of the 10th digit is twice that of the 2nd.
>
> > *The product of the 4th and 6th digits is equal to that of the 10th
> > and 2nd digits.
>
> > *The 5 is next to the 6 but not the 4.
>
> > Who's in?
>
> > -Zz
>
> 7, 3, 1, 0, 4, 2, 7, 0, 5, 6- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Oops, I mistyped, it should be:
7, 3, 1, 9, 4, 2, 7, 0, 5, 6

DG

"Denis G."

in reply to Zz Yzx on 04/02/2010 6:22 PM

04/02/2010 7:59 PM

On Feb 4, 8:22=A0pm, Zz Yzx <[email protected]> wrote:
> We need to blow open a safe to get the beer out.
>
> SOMEBODY forgot the explosives, so we need =A0to crack the combination
> lock. =A0Here's what we know:
>
> *All digits from 0 to 9 are used exactly once.
>
> *The sum of the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 8th digits is a single digit number.
>
> *The 4th digit is a perfect square.
>
> *The 3rd digit is 1.
>
> *The sum of the 4th and 7th digits is a perfect square.
>
> *The value of the 10th digit is twice that of the 2nd.
>
> *The product of the 4th and 6th digits is equal to that of the 10th
> and 2nd digits.
>
> *The 5 is next to the 6 but not the 4.
>
> Who's in?
>
> -Zz

7, 3, 1, 0, 4, 2, 7, 0, 5, 6

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allen476

in reply to Zz Yzx on 04/02/2010 6:22 PM

04/02/2010 8:42 PM

On Feb 4, 9:22=A0pm, Zz Yzx <[email protected]> wrote:
> We need to blow open a safe to get the beer out.
>
> SOMEBODY forgot the explosives, so we need =A0to crack the combination
> lock. =A0Here's what we know:
>
> *All digits from 0 to 9 are used exactly once.
>
> *The sum of the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 8th digits is a single digit number.

Any order for now 4,3,2,0


>
> *The 4th digit is a perfect square.

9


>
> *The 3rd digit is 1.

Ok


>
> *The sum of the 4th and 7th digits is a perfect square.

9&7
>
> *The value of the 10th digit is twice that of the 2nd.

6&3



>
> *The product of the 4th and 6th digits is equal to that of the 10th
> and 2nd digits.
>

9&2 6&3


> *The 5 is next to the 6 but not the 4.
>
> Who's in?
>
> -Zz

8 3 1 9 4 2 7 0 5 6
or
8 3 1 9 2 4 7 0 5 6
or
8 3 1 9 0 4 7 2 5 6
or
8 3 1 9 4 0 7 2 5 6

Allen

sD

[email protected] (Doug Miller)

in reply to Zz Yzx on 04/02/2010 6:22 PM

05/02/2010 12:14 PM

In article <[email protected]>, Zz Yzx <[email protected]> wrote:
>We need to blow open a safe to get the beer out.
>
>SOMEBODY forgot the explosives, so we need to crack the combination
>lock. Here's what we know:
>
>
>*All digits from 0 to 9 are used exactly once.
>
>*The sum of the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 8th digits is a single digit number.
>
>*The 4th digit is a perfect square.
>
>*The 3rd digit is 1.
>
>*The sum of the 4th and 7th digits is a perfect square.
>
>*The value of the 10th digit is twice that of the 2nd.
>
>*The product of the 4th and 6th digits is equal to that of the 10th
>and 2nd digits.
>
>*The 5 is next to the 6 but not the 4.
>
>Who's in?
>
>-Zz

Spoiler
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8 3 1 9 4 2 7 0 5 6

sD

[email protected] (Doug Miller)

in reply to Zz Yzx on 04/02/2010 6:22 PM

05/02/2010 12:15 PM

In article <5b36dd0e-6862-46e4-91d3-6fd0c4c5701b@m16g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, "Denis G." <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Feb 4, 9:59=A0pm, "Denis G." <[email protected]> wrote:

>>
>> 7, 3, 1, 0, 4, 2, 7, 0, 5, 6
>
>Oops, I mistyped, it should be:
>7, 3, 1, 9, 4, 2, 7, 0, 5, 6

Try again. You have two 7s and no 8.

sD

[email protected] (Doug Miller)

in reply to Zz Yzx on 04/02/2010 6:22 PM

05/02/2010 12:19 PM

In article <f578a27e-f644-477e-be13-522e354345ae@v36g2000vbs.googlegroups.com>, allen476 <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Feb 4, 9:22=A0pm, Zz Yzx <[email protected]> wrote:
[...]
>> *The 4th digit is a perfect square.

>9

0, 1, and 4 are also perfect squares
[...]
>>
>> *The sum of the 4th and 7th digits is a perfect square.
>
>9&7

9+0 is also a perfect square

GR

Gerald Ross

in reply to Zz Yzx on 04/02/2010 6:22 PM

05/02/2010 1:42 AM

Zz Yzx wrote:
> We need to blow open a safe to get the beer out.
>
> SOMEBODY forgot the explosives, so we need to crack the combination
> lock. Here's what we know:
>
>
> *All digits from 0 to 9 are used exactly once.
>
> *The sum of the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 8th digits is a single digit number.
>
> *The 4th digit is a perfect square.
>
> *The 3rd digit is 1.
>
> *The sum of the 4th and 7th digits is a perfect square.
>
> *The value of the 10th digit is twice that of the 2nd.
>
> *The product of the 4th and 6th digits is equal to that of the 10th
> and 2nd digits.
>
> *The 5 is next to the 6 but not the 4.
>
> Who's in?
>
> -Zz
While you're at it I'll just amble down to the EZ-Mart and get some.

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

Dawn: The time when men of reason go
to bed.




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