phoenix +0037, the vatican calling
- Istenem
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okay numbers next:
this was a genuine countdown numbers game which was solved by mental arithmetic in 30 seconds. you have more time and a calculator but it is still tricky:
25, 50, 75, 100, 3, 6
target 952
i am expecting his eminence to relive the glory days here but you won't be getting seven points for 953 because that is easy. this has to be spot on.
nobody ever wins on those things.
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Bah!
I'm close. I'm sure it could be achieved trickily, by virtue of one of its multiples.
Either 68 * 14 or 56 * 17.
What about...
50 + 6 = 56
75-25 = 50 / 3 = 17ish = 17
56*17 = 952
(it'll come as no surprise that I would have won my show had it not been for me getting an easy numbers game wrong).
I'm close. I'm sure it could be achieved trickily, by virtue of one of its multiples.
Either 68 * 14 or 56 * 17.
What about...
50 + 6 = 56
75-25 = 50 / 3 = 17ish = 17
56*17 = 952
(it'll come as no surprise that I would have won my show had it not been for me getting an easy numbers game wrong).
This is driving me mad. So far I've got 100 + 25 - 6 == 119. But I need to make 8 from 25, 75 and 3 to get 119 * 8...
EDIT: Have just cheated (using http://www.crosswordtools.com/numbers-game/) and it's one unholy bastard motherf**ker of a solution. There's no way I would've got it, certainly.
EDIT: Have just cheated (using http://www.crosswordtools.com/numbers-game/) and it's one unholy bastard motherf**ker of a solution. There's no way I would've got it, certainly.
- Istenem
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i shudder to think what vord at the board would have to say about "17ish"
but i agree; it is a stinker.
the solution which the guy gave in an ridiculous burst of inspiration was:
100 + 6 = 106
106 x 3 = 318
318 x 75 = 23,850
23,850 - 50 = 23,800
23,800 / 25 = 952
you can see the tale of the tape at http://www.thecountdownpage.com/gotw-001125.htm
so i guess weyland gets it despite using a slightly more sophisticated calculator than most of us have.
but i agree; it is a stinker.
the solution which the guy gave in an ridiculous burst of inspiration was:
100 + 6 = 106
106 x 3 = 318
318 x 75 = 23,850
23,850 - 50 = 23,800
23,800 / 25 = 952
you can see the tale of the tape at http://www.thecountdownpage.com/gotw-001125.htm
so i guess weyland gets it despite using a slightly more sophisticated calculator than most of us have.
nobody ever wins on those things.
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