Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site lanl.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!bellcore!decvax!linus!philabs!cmcl2!lanl!jp From: jp@lanl.ARPA Newsgroups: net.math Subject: Re: Simple puzzle (Further revised clues) Message-ID: <27628@lanl.ARPA> Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 15:26:18 EDT Article-I.D.: lanl.27628 Posted: Tue Jun 25 15:26:18 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 29-Jun-85 03:07:28 EDT References: <27373@lanl.ARPA> <27403@lanl.ARPA> Distribution: net Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory Lines: 27 I have reformulated the clues one last time. > > Recently I noticed that the license number on my truck had a rather > > remarkable property that made it easy to remember. The license number > > for trucks in New Mexico consists of two letters followed by 4 digits > > (0 - 9). My license number is AN wxyz, where w,x,y, and z are single digit > > integers (base 10). I offer the following clues to assist you in > > determining my license number. > > > > 1. One adjacent pair of digits taken as a two digit integer is twice > > the other adjacent pair. > > > > 2. Three adjacent digits form a sequence each differing by one from its > > predecessor. e.g. 123 > > 3. The number is even modulo 9 > > What is my license number? > All of this goes to prove that it ain't easy to make a puzzle. Thanks to all who pointed out my oversights and redundancies. > Jim Potter jp@lanl.arpa > >