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What Could Be The Product?

Zach chooses five numbers from the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} and tells their product to Claudia. She finds that this is not enough information to tell whether the sum of Zach’s numbers is even or odd. What is the product that Zach tells Claudia?


What Could Be The Product?

Guessing The Correct Product in Question!


What was the question?

When Zach tells the product of 5 numbers that he has chosen he indirectly conveying product of 2 un chosen numbers.

For example, product of all numbers in set = 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 x 7 = 5040 and if Zach tell product 1 x 2 x 4 x 5 x 7 = 280 then obviously the product of numbers that he hasn't chosen is 5040/280 = 18 = 3 x 6.

Now, there are only 2 products viz. 12 and 6 which have more than 1 pair of numbers. 

The product 12 can be from pairs - (3,4) and (6,2)

The product 6 can be from pairs - (1,6) and (2,3) 

Here if the sum of un chosen numbers is odd (or even) then sum of other 5 chosen numbers also must be odd (or even).

In above cases, 6 has pairs whose sum is odd always and hence sum of other 5 numbers would be odd. In that case, Claudia would have been sure with if sum of numbers selected by Zach is either odd or even.

While in other case, the product 12 has 1 pair having sum odd (3,4) and other pair having sum even (6,2). Hence, Zach must have 'indirectly' suggested product 12 as a product of un chosen numbers that's why Claudia is saying that she doesn't know if the sum of numbers selected by Zach is even or odd.

Hence, the product of numbers selected by Zach = 5040 / 12 = 420.    

Guessing The Correct Product in Question!
 

A Verbal Arithmetic Puzzle

In this equation, each of the letters represents uniquely a different digit in base 10:

YE × ME = TTT.

What is E + M + T + Y?


A Verbal Arithmetic Puzzle




Here is solution!

A Verbal Arithmetic Puzzle - Solution



What was the puzzle?

Let's recall the original equation.

YE × ME = TTT.

Obviously, answer TTT is product of T x 111 = T x 3 x 37. 

So YE/ME = 37 and T x 3. Either way, E = 7.

And other number T x 3 is a 2-digit number with 7 at it's unit's place.

So that has to be 9 x 3 = 27.

Therefore,

YE (or ME ) = 37 and ME (or YE) = 27

Hence,
 
E + M + T + Y = 7 + 3 + 9 + 2 = 27.



A Verbal Arithmetic Puzzle - Solution

The Number Game!

Let’s play a game. You name an integer from 1 to 10. Then we’ll take turns adding an integer from 1 to 10 to the number our opponent has just named, giving the resulting sum as our answer. Whoever reaches 100 first is the winner.

You go first. What number should you choose?


The Number Game!



This is how you can be winner!

Winning The Number Game!


What was the game?

Here the player whose number 'forces' sum to fall in range of 90-99 will be ending on losing side. 

That means, somehow if you 'force' the total at some point to 89 then opponent has to fall in the range of 90-99 with his number. 

To get 'door' to total 89 you have to force the previous sum to 78 so that opponent is forced to open a 'door' for total 89 for you.

And so on backward you have to make stops at 67, 56, 45, 34, 23, 12, 1.

So you have to start with 1 & achieve all above milestones.


Winning The Number Game!

Let's verify our conclusion. Suppose you started with 1.

You       Sum      Opponent    Sum

1            -             8              9
3           12            5              17
6           23            7              30
4           34            9              43
2           45            4              49
7           56            10            66
1           67            3              70
8           78            2              80
9           89            4              93
7           100           

YOU WIN!

CheckMate The Opponent in 2 Moves!

Can White checkmate Black in two moves from this position?

CheckMate The Opponent in 2 Moves!


Here are those 2 moves! 
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