16 May 20
I don't understand this yet.I'll have to re read it but here goes:-
In the Nootropian secret service spy "x" only knows the identity of spy "y" if "x" is divisible by "y".In one section there are 18 spies including section chief 700, who knows the identity of all the spies in her section One of her spies is known to 8 other spies in the section(counting the chief spy but not the spy himself)
What is that spys code number
16 May 20
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@venda saidWhat you do is to find the product of primes which is: 1*2*2*5*5*7,
I don't understand this yet.I'll have to re read it but here goes:-
In the Nootropian secret service spy "x" only knows the identity of spy "y" if "x" is divisible by "y".In one section there are 18 spies including section chief 700, who knows the identity of all the spies in her section One of her spies is known to 8 other spies in the section(counting the chief spy but not the spy himself)
What is that spys code number
that gives the 18 numbers: 1,2,4,5,7,10,14,20,25,28,35,50,70,100,140,175,350,700(spymaster)
1 is kown to 17
2 is known to all even numbers: 4,10,14,20,28,50,70,100,140,350,700 (11)
4 is known to 20,28,100,140,700 (5)
5 is known to 10,20,25,35,50,70,100,140,175,350,700 (11)
7 is known to 14,28,35,70,140,175,350,700 (8)
10 is known to 20,50,70,100,140,350,700 (7)
14 is known to 28,70,140,700 (4)
20 is known to 100,140,700 (3)
25 is known to 50,100,175,350,700 (5)
28 is known to 140,700 (2)
35 is known to 70,140,350,700
50 is known to 100,350,700
70 is known to 140,1350,700
So the code number is 7.
17 May 20
@ponderable saidYes, well done.
What you do is to find the product of primes which is: 1*2*2*5*5*7,
that gives the 18 numbers: 1,2,4,5,7,10,14,20,25,28,35,50,70,100,140,175,350,700(spymaster)
1 is kown to 17
2 is known to all even numbers: 4,10,14,20,28,50,70,100,140,350,700 (11)
4 is known to 20,28,100,140,700 (5)
5 is known to 10,20,25,35,50,70,100,140,175,350,700 (11)
7 is known to 14,28,35, ...[text shortened]... 70,140,350,700
50 is known to 100,350,700
70 is known to 140,1350,700
So the code number is 7.
I suppose the clue in the question is 007!!
I got the "wrong end of the stick "so to speak and assumed 700 was the lowest number and came up with 560,000, which assumes some of the products of 700 aren't designated spy numbers
As I said before , I'm not great at these things!!
17 May 20
@venda saidFor a bonus point who stole the apostrophe?
What is that spys code number
Seriously though, thanks for these venda.
17 May 20
@wolfgang59 saidAppreciate the feedback.
For a bonus point who stole the apostrophe?
Seriously though, thanks for these venda.
Thing is, I only buy the paper once a week so if they do daily ones I don't see them.
I hope I'm not infringing any copywright laws!!
There is a wordy one but I think it's a bit rubbish,mainly because I've not heard of 2 of the words!!
Someone else probably has, so here it is:-
Which is the odd one out?
black,cake,dreadful,lane,whistle, wise.
17 May 20
@venda saidI would say cake, because you can put "Penny" in front of the others.
Appreciate the feedback.
Thing is, I only buy the paper once a week so if they do daily ones I don't see them.
I hope I'm not infringing any copywright laws!!
There is a wordy one but I think it's a bit rubbish,mainly because I've not heard of 2 of the words!!
Someone else probably has, so here it is:-
Which is the odd one out?
black,cake,dreadful,lane,whistle, wise.
17 May 20
@c-j-horse saidPenny dreadful?
I would say cake, because you can put "Penny" in front of the others.
Probably some English cliche I am unaware of.
17 May 20
@c-j-horse saidCorrect.
I would say cake, because you can put "Penny" in front of the others.
Apparently you can put pound in front of cake and penny in front of the others.
I've never heard of a poundcake or penny dreadful so I looked them up.
A pound cake looks like a lemon cake to me, and penny dreadful is a tv series apparently.
17 May 20
@bigdoggproblem said"Penny Dreadfuls" was the colloquial term for cheap weekly
Penny dreadful?
Probably some English cliche I am unaware of.
publications of the 19th Century featuring outlandish adventure
stories aimed at the working class. They cost 1d. (One penny)
20 May 20
@venda saidPound cake is made from a pound of flour, a pound of sugar, a pound of butter and a pound of eggs. It's dense.
Correct.
Apparently you can put pound in front of cake and penny in front of the others.
I've never heard of a poundcake or penny dreadful so I looked them up.
A pound cake looks like a lemon cake to me, and penny dreadful is a tv series apparently.
A penny dreadful was a comic book that cost a penny in old times.
23 May 20
This weeks number puzzle is not really very interesting but the word one isn't too bad.
As ever, I haven't looked at the answers yet so here goes:-
In Britain this column has nothing to do with four.In Spain it has nothing to do with 8. In Germany it has nothing to do with 12 but in Italy and France it is part of everything that counts.How is this?.
The "column" as it is every week is called Mindset by 700.
The word one:-
Which is the odd country out?
Denmark,Ghana,Norway,Portugal, St Lucia,Tunisia.
I've been to 4 of them, but I'm sure that's nothing to do with it!!
23 May 20
@venda saidThe odd country could be Ghana one only vocal in the name?
This weeks number puzzle is not really very interesting but the word one isn't too bad.
As ever, I haven't looked at the answers yet so here goes:-
In Britain this column has nothing to do with four.In Spain it has nothing to do with 8. In Germany it has nothing to do with 12 but in Italy and France it is part of everything that counts.How is this?.
The "column" as it is eve ...[text shortened]... way,Portugal, St Lucia,Tunisia.
I've been to 4 of them, but I'm sure that's nothing to do with it!!
23 May 20
@ponderable saidDon't understand what you mean by one only vocal.
The odd country could be Ghana one only vocal in the name?
I've not thought about it much myself yet.
I'll look at the answer when I think I have it, or give up in a day or so
