superprismatic Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 A certain five-letter word is to be determined as follows. A set of five-letter words is to be presented, the distances(less than or equal to 13) between letters of these words and the corresponding letters of the unknown word computed, and the product of these distances announced. For example, with JAUNT and the unknown word UNCLE, the value of this product would be 25168, since the respective distances are 11, 13, 8, 2, and 11. Consider the following test words and their product with an unknown word: EXIST--2772; JINGO--15360; MONEY--79200; OPERA--16380; RIDGE --46080; TODAY--41472. What is the unknown word? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bushindo Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) A certain five-letter word is to be determined as follows. A set of five-letter words is to be presented, the distances(less than or equal to 13) between letters of these words and the corresponding letters of the unknown word computed, and the product of these distances announced. For example, with JAUNT and the unknown word UNCLE, the value of this product would be 25168, since the respective distances are 11, 13, 8, 2, and 11. Consider the following test words and their product with an unknown word: EXIST--2772; JINGO--15360; MONEY--79200; OPERA--16380; RIDGE --46080; TODAY--41472. What is the unknown word? need time to rework answer Edited September 1, 2009 by bushindo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bushindo Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 need time to rework answer 3, 3, -21, -10, -1 10, -16, -10, 5, 3 19, 5, 2, -3, -8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Since this is my first posting, I thought I would test out the use of the spoiler before adding what I think is the right answer. Is this correct? Now that I think I now what I am doing..... I only found one word, but I would not concider it common. The word is in the following spoiler. LUMMI Edited September 1, 2009 by twhedge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) what about <= 13? even though it's in parenthesis, is it a rule we need to follow? Edited September 1, 2009 by ljb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Since this is my first posting, I thought I would test out the use of the spoiler before adding what I think is the right answer. Is this correct? yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 yes Actually, the "Is this correct" question was to myself while testing that I knew how to use the spoilers. (an eyecatcher) But, it works as a question to you also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 I only found one word, but I would not concider it common. The word is in the following spoiler. LUMMI Retracting my answer. Even though it is the only word I found, it does not fit. I must have done something wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Am having trouble with the distance being less than or equal to 13. Was that just for the example given or also a rule of the proposed problem? Cant seem to make it work. Looking at MONEY - 79200 there are only three sets of five factors less than or equal to 13 that I can see. None of which would allow the clue to work within the limits that the distance must be less than or equal to thirteen suggests (looking at the "lowest" and "highest" letter at each place holder of the five given words and adding and subtracting 13; respectively, to get the upper and lower limits of that position). Probably missing something here but hoping it's something you can address. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 superprismatic Posted September 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Am having trouble with the distance being less than or equal to 13. Was that just for the example given or also a rule of the proposed problem? Cant seem to make it work. Looking at MONEY - 79200 there are only three sets of five factors less than or equal to 13 that I can see. None of which would allow the clue to work within the limits that the distance must be less than or equal to thirteen suggests (looking at the "lowest" and "highest" letter at each place holder of the five given words and adding and subtracting 13; respectively, to get the upper and lower limits of that position). Probably missing something here but hoping it's something you can address. Thanks. Just think of the alphabet written around a circle. The distance between two letters is the shortest number of moves around the circle (either clockwise or counter-clockwise) to go from one letter to the other. This number is never greater than 13. I hope this makes things clearer to you. Oh, it is a rule of the proposed problem -- not just the example. Edited September 1, 2009 by superprismatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Much better thanks, couldn't get the circular logic at first. BUXOM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Much better thanks, couldn't get the circular logic at first. BUXOM? got the same. nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 (edited) Once I realized the looped alphabet and the reason for <= 13, I found BUXOM Edited September 2, 2009 by twhedge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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superprismatic
A certain five-letter word is to be
determined as follows. A set of
five-letter words is to be
presented, the distances(less than
or equal to 13) between letters of
these words and the corresponding
letters of the unknown word
computed, and the product of these
distances announced. For example,
with JAUNT and the unknown word
UNCLE, the value of this product
would be 25168, since the
respective distances are 11, 13, 8,
2, and 11.
Consider the following test words
and their product with an unknown
word: EXIST--2772; JINGO--15360;
MONEY--79200; OPERA--16380; RIDGE
--46080; TODAY--41472. What is
the unknown word?
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