wolfgang Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 On my table I put seven things in a straight line,I gave to each thing a Number(1 to 7)in a specific order. This seven digit Number is the combination number of my save( )try to open it, if: 1-Wire No.> Lipstick No. 2-The Nail is in the middle. 3-lipstick is beside pen. 4-Nail No. > Paper No. 5-Nail No.+ Rubber No.=(Lipstick No.)(Wire No.) 6-The Rubber has No. 1 7-Paper is beside Wire. 8-Wood stick No.+Wire No.=Paper No.+Pen No. 9-Wood stick is between Nail and Lipstick. 10-Rubber is beside Nail. 11-Wire is between Rubber and Paper. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 k-man Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 I guess you don't really want people to figure out the combination to your safe because the clues provided are not sufficient to come to a single solution. Number clues narrow it down to 3 possible number assignments 1 Rubber Rubber Rubber 2 Lipstick Lipstick Lipstick 3 Wire Paper Pen 4 Paper Wire Wire 5 Nail Wood Wood 6 Pen Pen Paper 7 Wood Nail Nail I interpreted the position clues containing "between" as "immediately between", which resulted in the following order: Paper, Wire, Rubber, Nail, Wood stick, Lipstick, Pen. Since position clues don't establish any left/right order a reverse order is also possible. If "between" doesn't mean "immediately between" then even more orders are possible. So, as a result, the following 6 combinations are all possible and match given clues: 4315726 6275134 3417526 6257143 6417523 3257146 P.S. Clue #7 is not needed if "between" in clue #11 means "immediately between". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 curr3nt Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 (edited) Rubber = 1 Lipstick = 2 Wire = 3 Paper = 4 Nail = 5 Pen = 6 Woodstick = 7 Rubber = 1 (#6) Nail = 5; Lipstick = 2; Wire = 3 (#5 Rubber + Nail = Lipstick * Wire and #1 Wire > Lipstick) Woodstick = 7; Paper = 4; Pen = 6 (#8 Woodstick + 3(Wire) = Paper + Pen and #4 Paper < 5) Two possible combinations: 4315726 6275134 I can't figure which side of the nail to place the rubber and the woodstick. ...missed the 1+7=2*4 Edited January 21, 2011 by curr3nt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wolfgang Posted January 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 I guess you don't really want people to figure out the combination to your safe because the clues provided are not sufficient to come to a single solution. Number clues narrow it down to 3 possible number assignments 1 Rubber Rubber Rubber 2 Lipstick Lipstick Lipstick 3 Wire Paper Pen 4 Paper Wire Wire 5 Nail Wood Wood 6 Pen Pen Paper 7 Wood Nail Nail I interpreted the position clues containing "between" as "immediately between", which resulted in the following order: Paper, Wire, Rubber, Nail, Wood stick, Lipstick, Pen. Since position clues don't establish any left/right order a reverse order is also possible. If "between" doesn't mean "immediately between" then even more orders are possible. So, as a result, the following 6 combinations are all possible and match given clues: 4315726 6275134 3417526 6257143 6417523 3257146 P.S. Clue #7 is not needed if "between" in clue #11 means "immediately between". Between ,means directly between and non ot the obove 6 cominations is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wolfgang Posted January 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 On my table I put seven things in a straight line,I gave to each thing a Number(1 to 7)in a specific order. This seven digit Number is the combination number of my save( )try to open it, if: 1-Wire No.> Lipstick No. 2-The Nail is in the middle. 3-lipstick is beside pen. 4-Nail No. > Paper No. 5-Nail No.+ Rubber No.=(Lipstick No.)(Wire No.) 6-The Rubber has No. 1 7-Paper is beside Wire. 8-Wood stick No.+Wire No.=Paper No.+Pen No. 9-Wood stick is between Nail and Lipstick. 10-Rubber is beside Nail. 11-Wire is between Rubber and Paper. Good luck Sorry...I did a type mistake in (4)...Nail No.<Paper No.( so should be) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 curr3nt Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 then 6315724 or 4275136 Still do not know how to place the objects around the nail. Sorry...I did a type mistake in (4)...Nail No.<Paper No.( so should be) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 k-man Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 ...the number assignment can be only 1 Rubber 2 Lipstick 3 Wire 4 Pen 5 Nail 6 Paper 7 Wood but the positions can still be reversed, so 2 possible solutions: 6315724 and 4275136 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dark_magician_92 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 one of the soln is:- rubber,lipstick,wire,paper,nail,pen,woodstick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dark_magician_92 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 one of the soln is:- rubber,lipstick,wire,paper,nail,pen,woodstick sorry i know my prev. answer was wrong, let me check out your correction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dark_magician_92 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Sorry...I did a type mistake in (4)...Nail No.<Paper No.( so should be) i feel that there is another typo- pen is beside wire, not paper, so the combination should be rubber lip wire pen nail paper wood i guess so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dark_magician_92 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 but i still dont get the no. of ur safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wolfgang Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 then 6315724 or 4275136 Still do not know how to place the objects around the nail. first one is correct...!! but Don`t open my safe now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wolfgang Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 ...the number assignment can be only 1 Rubber 2 Lipstick 3 Wire 4 Pen 5 Nail 6 Paper 7 Wood but the positions can still be reversed, so 2 possible solutions: 6315724 and 4275136 well done....and the first combination is correct !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) wouldn't "7-Paper is beside Wire." be useless when "11-Wire is between Rubber and Paper." already tells us that? also, is this the solution... 6315724 or 4275136 Edited January 22, 2011 by Cpt Logic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wolfgang Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 wouldn't "7-Paper is beside Wire." be useless when "11-Wire is between Rubber and Paper." already tells us that? also, is this the solution... 6315724 or 4275136 The..(11) will force the rubber place. The second No. is correct,(the mirror)is also correct . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bhramarraj Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Let A,B,C,D,E,F and G represent wire,lipstick,nail,pen,paper,rubber and wood stick respectively.Then according to conditions given at serial nos: 1- A > B 4- C > E 5- C + F = B * A 6- F = 1 8- G + A = E + D From 5 & 6, C + 1 = B * A. Which is possible when: [a] B * A = 2 * 3, AND C = 5. B * A = 2 * 4, and C = 7 Then from 1, [a] B = 2, A = 3 and C = 5 Similarly possibility B = 2, A = 4, and C = 7 Now from 8, we have G + A = E + D, & from 4, Possibility [a] : E = 4, D = 6, G = 7, A = 3, B = 2, C = 5, (F = 1 is already given) Possibility : E = 6, D = 3, G = 5, A = 4, B = 2, C = 7, F = 1 Possibility [c] : E = 3, D = 6, G = 5, A = 4, B = 2, C = 7, F = 1. From conditions 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, and 11, arrangement is like this : Paper : Wire : Rubber : Nail : Wood Stick : Lipstick : Pen OR Pen : Lipstick : Wood Stick : Nail : Rubber : Wire : Paper So the possible codes could be many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bhramarraj Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Let A,B,C,D,E,F and G represent wire,lipstick,nail,pen,paper,rubber and wood stick respectively.Then according to conditions given at serial nos: 1- A > B 4- C > E 5- C + F = B * A 6- F = 1 8- G + A = E + D From 5 & 6, C + 1 = B * A. Which is possible when: [a] B * A = 2 * 3, AND C = 5. B * A = 2 * 4, and C = 7 Then from 1, [a] B = 2, A = 3 and C = 5 Similarly possibility B = 2, A = 4, and C = 7 Now from 8, we have G + A = E + D, & from 4, Possibility [a] : E = 4, D = 6, G = 7, A = 3, B = 2, C = 5, (F = 1 is already given) Possibility : E = 6, D = 3, G = 5, A = 4, B = 2, C = 7, F = 1 Possibility [c] : E = 3, D = 6, G = 5, A = 4, B = 2, C = 7, F = 1. From conditions 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, and 11, arrangement is like this : Paper : Wire : Rubber : Nail : Wood Stick : Lipstick : Pen OR Pen : Lipstick : Wood Stick : Nail : Rubber : Wire : Paper So the possible codes could be many. Oh My.... I saw spoiler for typo error of Wolfgang after wards. Sorry the solution above is useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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On my table I put seven things in a straight line,I gave to each thing a Number(1 to 7)in a specific order.
This seven digit Number is the combination number of my save(
)try to open it, if:
1-Wire No.> Lipstick No.
2-The Nail is in the middle.
3-lipstick is beside pen.
4-Nail No. > Paper No.
5-Nail No.+ Rubber No.=(Lipstick No.)(Wire No.)
6-The Rubber has No. 1
7-Paper is beside Wire.
8-Wood stick No.+Wire No.=Paper No.+Pen No.
9-Wood stick is between Nail and Lipstick.
10-Rubber is beside Nail.
11-Wire is between Rubber and Paper.
Good luck
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