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From: jp@lanl.ARPA
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Subject: Re: Simple puzzle (Further revised clues)
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Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 15:26:18 EDT
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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
>  
>