[AccessD] OT: Friday entertainment

Gustav,

Here is how it should have been done to get a big tasty chocolate?

<+++
- U can be 1 or 2;
- U can't be 1 because it's on the right side in the result - something
multiplied by 4 can't give 1. Therefore U = 2;
- and Z = 8 (2 *4);
- 2VXY8 * 4 = 8YXV2;
- V can be only equal to 1 because multiplied by 4 it shouldn't be greater
than 10. And 8 (2*4) is used already;
- 21XY8 * 4 = 8YX12;
- Then Y can be 7 only (7*4 = 28 + 3 (from 8*4 = 32) = 31);
- 21X78 * 4 = 87X12;
- X can be 9 only (7*4 = 28 + 3 = 31 => 3 from here + 9*4 = 36 => 36+3 = 39
=> 3 + (4*1) = 7

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21978 * 4 = 87912
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Of course I don't deserve a chocolate now (:()) because I did know result in
advance calculated by John in MS Excel.

Shamil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gustav Brock" <Gustav at cactus.dk>
To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Friday entertainment


> Hi John
>
> That's correct!
> However, the method may not be the most elegant so no chocolate rewards
...
>
> /gustav
>
> >>> John.Clark at niagaracounty.com 21-09-2005 20:57 >>>
> >As a bonus for Susan, here's one you actually can sit down an
> calculate
> >on a piece of paper - or create a For/Next loop on the computer to do
> >the dirty work:
>
> >U, V, X, Y, and Z represent five different digits. Find these to
> >satisfy the formula:
>
> >UVXYZ * 4 = ZYXVU
>
> >/gustav
>
>
> 21978
>
> 21978 * 4 = 87912
>
> I narrowed it down to a min (02513) and max (24987) and then popped it
> into Excel.  I had to include zeros, because you hadn't mentioned them.
> And, by using consecutive letters, it sort of makes you think of
> consecutive digits as well...clouds the thought process at first.
>
> If there are any chocolate rewards, I'll donate them to Susan...I'm
> getting fat enough already.
>
>
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