Can You Crack This Impossible Code?
Aug 03, 2017
Are you good at problem solving? Do you think that you can crack the unlock code for the lock using the 5 clues below?
Clue #1: 682 - One number is correct and well placed
Clue #2: 614 - One number is correct but wrongly placed
Clue #3: 206 - Two numbers are correct but both are wrongly placed
Clue #4: 738 - None of the numbers are correct
Clue #5: 780 - One number is correct but wrongly placed
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Could you work it out? Not as easy as you expected? You can double check your answer with the results below.
The code is 042!
Based on clue #1 and #2, we can say that 6 is not the correct number.
Now we know that the unlock code does not contain 6 and based on clue #3, we know that 2 and 0 are correct numbers but in the wrong position. from clue #1, 2's position should be on the right. The code is ??2.
Based on clue #5, 0's position should be on the left. The code is 0?2.
We have to find the missing number in the mddle position. Based on clue #2, the middle number has to be 4. It cannot be 1, as the statement says that the number is wrongly placed.
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