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S01 E16 "Outlaws"

Postby PeterSeb » Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:59 am

Hey guys,
i've got a problem with solving this chall...
could anybody give me a hint?!
Do i have to put in a number (like "28")
or do i have to write it out (like "Fiftysix")
I've tried both variants, but i didn't got it so far...

:)

so far... PeterSeb
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Re: S01 E16 "Outlaws"

Postby PeterSeb » Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:07 am

PeterSeb wrote:Hey guys,
i've got a problem with solving this chall...
could anybody give me a hint?!
Do i have to put in a number (like "28")
or do i have to write it out (like "Fiftysix")
I've tried both variants, but i didn't got it so far...

:)

so far... PeterSeb


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so this is my post... ^^
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Postby xmadx » Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:33 pm

Just did this one - it accepts the solution in digits just fine (e.g. "28")

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Postby Guest » Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:15 pm

Is XXXXXY == YXXXXX (5X1Y) or does it count twice?
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Postby Bregi » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:07 pm

Anonymous wrote:Is XXXXXY == YXXXXX (5X1Y) or does it count twice?


That's the same. Imagine you would put it together and you wouldn't see the begining and the end.
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Postby quangntenemy » Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:26 am

How about XYZXYZ and YZXYZX?
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Postby Bregi » Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:57 am

Yes, that's the same too, quangntenemy.
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Postby xmadx » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:16 pm

Thinking of it as a neckchain / necklace with different coloured beads on it might help.

The problem wants distinct values without flipping or rotating the chain.
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Postby smutley » Fri May 16, 2008 2:53 pm

Can I confirm that XXXXXX is different to YYYYYY?

This should be easy, but for some reason I am missing something :(
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Postby Bregi » Fri May 16, 2008 3:03 pm

smutley wrote:Can I confirm that XXXXXX is different to YYYYYY?

This should be easy, but for some reason I am missing something :(


Yes this is diffrent.
XXXXXXX YYYYYY ZZZZZZ are 3 possibilities you can do with 1 color.

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Postby krueger » Sun May 25, 2008 6:08 pm

And you are sure the solution you are expecting is the right one? :)
I am pretty sure the value i am entering is correct, but it doesn't get accepted.
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Postby Bregi » Sun May 25, 2008 7:11 pm

As there are 31 people who solved it I'm sure, yes =)
You can PM me your solution and I can tell you if you're near.
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Postby reesylou » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:59 am

Ok, I thought I had the right answer, but it seems I was mistaken.

I know XYXZXY is the same as YXZXYX,
but is XYXZXY the same as XXXYYZ.

If so, the answer I have should be right.
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Postby sabretooth » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:01 am

reesylou wrote:Ok, I thought I had the right answer, but it seems I was mistaken.

I know XYXZXY is the same as YXZXYX,
but is XYXZXY the same as XXXYYZ.

If so, the answer I have should be right.


No the 2nd one is not the same. This is because the beads are in a different order.

Example

XYZZYX == ZZYXXY imagine this as a loop, the end continues to the beginning we still have 2 X 1 Y 2 Z and 1 Y in that order.... just starting in a different place

Start on the bold letter then read til the end looping if necessary til all letters are used:

XYZZYX == ZZYXXY

in your 2nd example we have XYXZXY and XXXYYZ these are different because if they were looped then the first wouldnt equal the 2nd no matter where in the loop you started ;)

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Postby reesylou » Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:05 am

OK. That is the way I hoped and feared it was. Hoped because it meant I understood it correctly, feared because I'm not sure how to calculate it that way. :D Back to the drawing board.
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