Nice puzzle !

[wolfgang]

Hi my friends...I`ve prepared a nice puzzle to you..

Here we go:-

Cut 9 pieces of paper,write a number on each one of them,from 1 to 9,put them in a pot,put the pot on a table.

Your aim is to arrenge these numbers on the table in this order: 123456789

according to the following rules:

1- you can choose any number to be the first number, and put it on the table.( for example I choose number 4).

2-take a second number and compare it with the number on the table, if.. 2nd>1st....put it to the left.

if 2nd<1st...put it to the right.( in my example, if I choose 7...I`ll get 74.....but if I choose 3.....will be 43).

3-now whenever you have an even amount of numbers on the table( two numbers,4,6,or 8), you should insert any number you want

between them,just in the middle.(in my example, if I want to choose 5,so I should put it in the middle to get 754,,,or 453).

4- you are allowed to take any number from the table and put it back in your pot. but to put any number again on the table,you should follow the rules.

5-to put the 4th number, you should compare it with the middle number( in my example...with number 5), if the choosen number>than

the middle number....put it to the left, if the choosen number < than the middle number...put it to the right.(in my example, if I choose

number 9,,so 9>5...I`ll get 9754,,,or 9453).

6-as in step 3.

7-whenever you have an odd amount of numbers on the table(one number,3,5,7,or 9),you should compare your choosen number with

the middle number, if your choosen number>the middle number....put it to the left.

if your choosen number<than the middle number.....put it to the right.

Have a nice time

[CaptainEd]

WHen you say "choose a number", do you mean that I must grab one randomly, or do you mean that I can decide on which number I want to grab?

[CaptainEd]

1

91

921

9821

98321

987321

9874321

98764321

987654321

9876 5432

987615432

8761 5432

876195432

8761 9543

876129543

7612 9543

761289543

7612 8954

761238954

6123 8954

612378954

6123 7895

612347895

1234 7895

123467895

1234 6789

123456789

Edited July 27, 2012 by CaptainEd

[kbrdsk]

1

2 1

2 9 1

2 9

2 1 9

1 9

1 5 9

6 1 5 9

6 1 2 5 9

1 2 5 9

1 2 8 5 9

1 2 8 9

1 2 5 8 9

6 1 2 5 8 9

6 1 2 3 5 8 9

1 2 3 5 8 9

1 2 3 7 5 8 9

1 2 3 7 8 9

1 2 3 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 6 7 8 9 5

1 2 3 6 4 7 8 9 5

1 2 3 4 7 8 9 5

1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 5

1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

[wolfgang]

WHen you say "choose a number", do you mean that I must grab one randomly, or do you mean that I can decide on which number I want to grab?

you can choose any number you want

[wolfgang]

1

2 1

2 9 1

2 9

2 1 9

1 9

1 5 9

6 1 5 9

6 1 2 5 9

1 2 5 9

1 2 8 5 9

1 2 8 9

1 2 5 8 9

6 1 2 5 8 9

6 1 2 3 5 8 9

1 2 3 5 8 9

1 2 3 7 5 8 9

1 2 3 7 8 9

1 2 3 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 6 7 8 9 5

1 2 3 6 4 7 8 9 5

1 2 3 4 7 8 9 5

1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 5

1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

very good!!!

[CaptainEd]

I see, so when you compare with the middle number, you append the new number on the OUTSIDE (front or back) of the whole string, rather than Left or Right of the middle number. I answered a wrong question.

This IS an interesting puzzle, thank you Wolfgang