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Partition Clues

Partition numbers in different ways according to the clues given. It gets hard!

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The two numbers are consecutive with the smallest on the left.

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The numbers are the factors of 415 (excluding 415) and are in order of size (smallest first).

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The first three numbers are multiples of ten. The last number is less than ten. The first number is 150% more than the second number. The third number is 50% of the second number.

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The first number is a multiple of 10. The other numbers are all less than ten. The middle three numbers are the factors of ten (excluding 10). The numbers are in descending order of size.

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Wei-En, Singapore

Monday, July 3, 2023

"Level 7 doesn't make sense. 150% of 20 is 30 but this one says 50, which only is 60. Maybe check the thing and see if there is a calculation error.

[Transum: Thanks for your feedback Wei-En. If you read the clue carefully it says '150% more than the second number' - not '150% of the second number']"

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Description of Levels

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Level 1 - Partition 5

Level 2 - Partition 8

Level 3 - Partition 13

Level 4 - Partition 21

Level 5 - Partition 34

Level 6 - Partition 55

Level 7 - Partition 89

Level 8 - Partition 144

Level 9 - Partition 233

Level 10 - Partition 377

For Level 8 the clues are given as ratios.

For Level 9 the clues are given as simultaneous equations.

For Level 10 the clues are given as Fibonacci numbers, primes and powers.

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