... bins, so in theory it's possible.
Here's one of several possible methods:
Call the five numbers A, B, C, D, and E. Without loss of generality, assume the numbers are distinct, and a...
...nning Ways For Your Mathematical Plays (by John H. Conway, Elwyn R. Berklekamp, and Richard K. Guy) and On Numbers and Games (by Conway).
Winning Ways http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...
This is my fourth Numbers Contest, NUM4
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If you like this contest, y...
HOW CAN I MAKE 14 USING 4 CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS
This is my first numbers contest, NUM1
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This is actually five COMP...
You are paging through an almanac with entries involving the areas and populations of thousands of countries, states, provinces, counties. towns, villages, townships, islands, etc.
About what perc...
Each integer from 1 to 36 is associated with a letter (a, b, or c) as given below.
Place the integer/letter combinations ('ILC's) into the spaces (one ILC per space) of a 6-by-6 grid suc...
* Here's a good lottery strategy. If you are required to pick six numbers, select the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
But you might argue that it is next to impossible to have the first six num...
...en the sum of these two integers; Mr. P. is given the product of these two integers. After receiving these numbers, the two logicians do not have any communication at all except the following dialogue...
The Riddle regards two numbers between 2 and 99 (1<x, y<100)
Mr. X knows the product of the two numbers, Mr. Y knows the sum. The following Dialogue occurs:
Mr.X: I don't know the n...
I would guess a percentage significantly smaller. Using 5 random numbers for each number of digits from 1 to 8 the following returned at least one hit. 1 100% 2 100% 3 100% 4 100% 5 100% 6 100% 7 100%...
...ld be the number. The content of the message should include your name, and will be ignored unless you win. Numbers must be integers or rational numbers in standard decimal notation. Complex numbers, n...
...als he usually had each day.
'Well,' replied Waldo, 'I'm thinking of three 3-digit numbers that add up to 1999.' 'Yes ... ' I ventured 'And all the digits a...
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This is not the answer you were seeking, I'm sure, but interestingly if you put the four numbers into an Excel spreadsheet and extend the series by highlighting them and dragging the...
...move.
The strategy for, say, 5 as the starting number, may be seen even after a few trials. For larger numbers, it's not immediately obvious, but could be obtained with pretty straightforward...
... one of their pure logic puzzle magazines to find it.
For cross sums, realize that each combination of numbers can occur in only a few ways: 23 in three squares must be 9 8 6, in some order; 36 in...
...r we have aaaa for the game today. Using no more than four a-s each time form expressions for consecutive numbers from one up.
Any arithmetical sign may be used, including % and factorial symbols...
Cliff Pickover weote
results three different square numbers? How > did you solve this? ***** SPOILERS
No solution is possible with rational numbers. What we would need is an arithmetic sequ...
The first thing to note is that on each pass through the numbers, the parity switches. Thus, on any even-numbered time through the count, you will count odd numbers when stepping on an even number, an...
Here is a problem on expressions for successive integers by J.A.H. Hunter.
We take 1815 for a Numbers Game today, just the four figures and no other figures at all. Using those four figures, toget...
... but with the 8 placed in the middle of one side.
? 8 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Fractions may be used. But the numbers must form a series with a constant difference between successive numbers. There are m...
...egers (e.g., 1 through N) are written on a piece of paper. The two players take turns selecting one of the numbers on the piece of paper and crossing it off. After a number has been selected, it can...
Here is a problem by J.A.H. Hunter on Expressions for Successive Integers.
It's the Numbers Game today, a rather easy one to commemorate this wonderful year. You have the four figures of 1959...
square root of (2-5/2) in real numbers, don't think so...
Diego Matute
... a new apartment. I found three adds interesting enough to visit them. Afterwards, I noted that the street numbers were 27, 28 and 29 on different streets!
There are of course many many different ...
Jim Gollogly has numbers 1 through 5 correct. (There were, of course, several other correct occupations for number 3.)
Hi,
Picking 4 numbers from 1-100 each more than the previous, what is the probability that you have chosen 4 which fit no pattern (using any function you choose).
bc+ eefec+ ehdha+ heaeh= fggbh
Also:each letter is a number 2-9, carried numbers aren't included, but need to be used
101, 111, 121, 202, 212 and 307 are numbers with the same property. What is this property? Can you find the only number that is missing from this group?
...4)) (5, a(5)), use polynomial interpolation to find the unique polynomial of degree 4 which generates your numbers. Solve for a, b, c, d, m, given a(n) = a + b(x-1) + c(x-1)(x-2) + d(x-1)(x-2)(x-3) + ...
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