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A difficult problem

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by slisse, Nov 17, 2017.

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  1. CatholickBoy

    CatholickBoy Trusted.Member


    Ace of Clubs
     
    CatholickBoy, Nov 26, 2018
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  2. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member

    Can I ask what pattern you used to get that ?

    It's not the answer I have, but it might be another one that works..
     
    Insp Gadget, Nov 26, 2018
    #342
  3. Neophyte

    Neophyte Administrator Staff Member

    This looks like a repeat of an earlier puzzle. And the Ace of Clubs is the wrong answer.
     
    Neophyte, Nov 27, 2018
    #343
  4. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member

    Hint : There is a pattern to each column of cards.
     
    Last edited: Nov 27, 2018
    Insp Gadget, Nov 27, 2018
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  5. Xrike

    Xrike Account Deleted

    6
     
    Xrike, Nov 27, 2018
    #345
  6. Neophyte

    Neophyte Administrator Staff Member

    I know what the correct answer is. I'm just saying that this puzzle was posted before. Its not a problem, but anyone who wants to know the answer just needs to look up the previous post.
     
    Neophyte, Nov 28, 2018
    #346
  7. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member

    ​
    Hint : Consider clubs and spades to be 'positive' and hearts and diamonds to be 'negative'.

    ​
     
    Insp Gadget, Nov 28, 2018
    #347
  8. Neophyte

    Neophyte Administrator Staff Member

    That's not how it works.
     
    Neophyte, Nov 28, 2018
    #348
  9. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member

    Here is the answer as published :

    Answer : 9 of Clubs
    Explanation : Taking red cards as positive values and black cards as negative values, in each column of the diagram, the lower card value equals the sum of the two upper card values. The suits are used alternately in each column.

     
    Insp Gadget, Nov 28, 2018
    #349
  10. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member

    ​
    Another Puzzle:

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    A blind-folded man is handed a deck of 52 cards, and told that exactly 10 of these cards are facing up.

    He is asked to divide those cards into two piles, each with the same number of cards facing up.

    He can't peek, get help, or damage the cards, but may use any strategy that occurs to him to do so.

    How can he do it?​
    ​
     
    Insp Gadget, Nov 28, 2018
    #350
  11. CatholickBoy

    CatholickBoy Trusted.Member

    I see now that I broke my own pattern when I was solving, and if I go back and do it with my pattern I still get 9 of clubs. I added the top and bottom to get middle (7+3=10), I added middle and top to get bottom (4+2=6), I subtracted bottom and top to get middle (12-8=4), I subtracted top and middle to get bottom (13-2=11), I added top and bottom to get middle (6+2-8), and add top and middle to get bottom (4+5=9). I had previously added top and bottom for some reason.

    As for the club I see there are 2 clubs, 2 hearts, 1 spade, and 1 diamond in the first row. The second the diamond id replaced by an extra club. So with the diamond back in the third row, and only one club showing, the missing card had to be a club.
     
    CatholickBoy, Nov 28, 2018
    #351
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  12. Neophyte

    Neophyte Administrator Staff Member

    This is how I solved the problem the first time it was posted. If the suits are the same the values are added to each other and the resulting card is the same suit. If the suits are different from each other the values are subtracted from each other with the suit of the remainder being the suit with the largest value.
     
    Neophyte, Nov 29, 2018
    #352
  13. slisse

    slisse Moderator Staff Member

    There is still
    But now there is also
    17.png
     
    slisse, Nov 29, 2018
    #353
  14. Dane

    Dane Account Deleted

    Convert to Roman numerals.

    XIX - I = XX
     
    Dane, Nov 29, 2018
    #354
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  15. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member


    Or :

    We are playing football and our team is lined up on the opponent's 19.

    We lose 1 yard on the play. So now we are lined up on the 20.
    ​
     
    Last edited: Nov 29, 2018
    Insp Gadget, Nov 29, 2018
    #355
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  16. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member

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    Insp Gadget, Dec 3, 2018
    #356
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  17. nevin1980

    nevin1980 Trusted Member

    Just amazing breasts and the E missing haha
     
    nevin1980, Dec 4, 2018
    #357
  18. slisse

    slisse Moderator Staff Member

    _clap.gif
     
    slisse, Jan 4, 2019
    #358
  19. slisse

    slisse Moderator Staff Member

    That sounds good.
     
    slisse, Jan 4, 2019
    #359
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  20. slisse

    slisse Moderator Staff Member

    17s.png
     
    slisse, Jan 4, 2019
    #360
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