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A competition for you!

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Solve this riddle:

A man wanted to get into his work building, but he had forgotten his code. However, he did remember five clues. These are what those clues were:

The fifth number plus the third number equals fourteen.
The fourth number is one more than the second number.
The first number is one less than twice the second number.
The second number plus the third number equals ten.
The sum of all five numbers is 30.
What were the five numbers and in what order?

I will send the first person to comment with the right answer a Minti gift!

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KathrynR1402
5.00 (Excellent) | April 21st | KathrynR1402
Re: A competition for you!

doh, a day too late! Oh well, the way my head is now, I dont think I would have got to the answer til next Sunday anyway! Good idea!



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Arna
5.00 (Excellent) | April 21st | Arna
Re: A competition for you!

Oh, I switched of that side of my brain when I started watching play school and seasame street again.  Starting at the basics again! lol. 



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angieh
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | angieh
Re: A competition for you!

lol maths this early on monday morning? let me think about it and ill get back to you



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electrifying02
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | electrifying02
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well done to you all i hate maths lol

belxx



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toosh
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | toosh
Re: A competition for you!

Bugger, too late! I probably would have taken too long to work it out anyway! LOL! Keep em coming, this is fun!

Teshia xxoo



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emmie
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | emmie
Re: A competition for you!

4,6,8,5,7



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Jessgore
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | Jessgore
Re: A competition for you!

I can't.. I cheated.. I know the answer... LOL



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      allyp
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | allyp
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no cheating.. thats bad... very bad.. you would of failed in math LOL..

I don't know math that much.. it was my worst subject so I am not even gonna bother.. im sorry :(



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Marglr
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | Marglr
Re: A competition for you!

So....we all know now that August88 is the one to go to if you have auditing problems! LOL!!! Or Kseers!!!! Good thing I was having trouble with getting online yesterday,saves lame excuses as to why I didn't get it!!! Still trying the hit and miss,tried with the equations and all that first and then just tried guessing!!! Got further with guessing!!!  Great idea Kseers!



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winja
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | winja
Re: A competition for you!

HEAD HURTYS NOOOOO STOP! MATHS NO WAY



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janicepovey
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | janicepovey
Re: A competition for you!

 Oop's to late, my head is still spinning just looking at it.

Cheers Janice



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monyq83
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | monyq83
Re: A competition for you!

oh god its maths, im not even gonna bother! lol

ask me when u do a non mathematical one lol



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llmunchkin
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | llmunchkin
Re: A competition for you!

WOW - that was fast!  Great stuff, I love riddles, keep 'em coming.



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HarrisonsMommy
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | HarrisonsMommy
Re: A competition for you!

What a great idea!  Sorry I was on too late to participate...maybe next time



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OzBinky
5.00 (Excellent) | April 19th | OzBinky
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Bugga - just as I was going to answer it...

*sulk*

It took me long enough too

lol

Thanks for that matey!

Cheers

OB



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FremantleDocker
5.00 (Excellent) | April 19th | FremantleDocker
Re: A competition for you!

sorry, not into riddles. Could you please not send me anymore riddle competitions. Cheers. Kerri.



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August88
5.00 (Excellent) | April 19th | August88
Re: A competition for you!

7 4 6 5 8



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      ClayCook
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | ClayCook
Re: A competition for you!

i took one look and my head hurt - mind explaining how you came up with the answer?



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           MonkeyDad
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | MonkeyDad
Re: A competition for you!

here you go clay.. 

x5+x3=14
X4=x2+1
X1=2x2-1
x2+x3=10
x1+x2+x3+x4+x5=30

determine solution for x2
x4=x2+1
x1=2x2-1
x3=10-x2
x5+10-x2=14 -> x5=x2+4

substitute into last equation..

(2x2-1)+x2+(10-x2)+(x2+1)+(x2+4)=30

simplifying gives
4x2=16 -> x2=4

solving with x2 now gives.
x4=4+1=5
x1=2(4)-1=7
x3=10-4=6
x5=4+4=8

so the right order is

7 4 6 5 8

 



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           kseers
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | kseers
Re: A competition for you!

Sorry Clay, don't know quite how August88 did it so quickly, but as for me, if you break it down into algebraic equations and then substitute them with each other until you get one algebraic chain with only one unknown factor which equals 30, then you take it from there.  It was nice to give the brain something to work on!



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                MonkeyDad
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | MonkeyDad
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that's odd...

I got

9 4 6 3 8



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                     MonkeyDad
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | MonkeyDad
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crap i see what i did lol...



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      kseers
5.00 (Excellent) | April 19th | kseers
Re: A competition for you!

That was quick!  Well done - a Minti personal organiser is on its way to you now!  I didn't think I'd get someone so quickly!



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           ClayCook
5.00 (Excellent) | April 20th | ClayCook
Re: A competition for you!

wow - just 8 minutes

i am super impressed

great idea by the way :)



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