That correctly posts this number system

(including the numbers in order 1 2 3 4 etc)

discuss / argue / cooperate openly here - I apologize♠ in advance...

FACTS:

  • in 42T Columbus sailed the ocean blue

  • there are FEN feet in a mile

  • the universe is supposedly over VWE10S85 years old (that's a F with 9 0s)

  • Christmas is always on Dec 16

  • a ton is 5T5 pounds

  • after 1X comes 20 (don't get confused - there's nothing hidden here)

  • 2FW - 16 = 2R6

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42

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Hex

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gotta include the numbers in order and NO

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I'm gonna say nonadecimal. In standard decimal, the numbers are:

  1. 1492
  2. 5280
  3. 14.6 billion
  4. 25
  5. 2000
  6. Not quite sure what it's asking. If you're asking for X in a standard decimal system, it's 9. If you're saying 1X is nonadecimal and asking for its standard decimal value, it's 37.
  7. In this case it would be 1027 - 25 = 1108, which is false, especially considering 2R6 is greater than 2FW in any system, so it seems to be impossible no matter what. Or I could just be stupid!
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everything that is written in the op is done so USING the number system

the task is to figure out and count in the same system
the letters are NOT in normal order, obviously

1 decade ago
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I don't understand. I thought that was what I did.

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count - I need to see the "numbers" in order...

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At least numbers are in good order? If yes i think i got it... :)

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numbers are numbers
after 9 things get ugly

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Will see :P

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Um...I'm not sure number 3's listed properly. I've figured out where on the number system F goes, but if I add 9 zeroes to it and translate it into decimal I get a result WAY outside the bounds of the current best estimate of the universe's age. And if I translate it into decimal and THEN add the zeroes, the result doesn't match your output on that line.

Edit: I was wrong.

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
T
E
W
R
F
V
S
N
X

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ahh - yer probably right the F with 9 0s would be a decimal # - oversight on my part
so translate the F but not the 0s - sorry, my bad

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Yeah, I actually messed up my counting when doing THAT SPECIFIC LINE, I was using 15 when I should've been using 14.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T E W R F V S N X

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you sir, have too much time on your hands

and Max Payne 2 - and I need to make it harder next time

I see your profile on Steam - ok if I send you pm with the giveaway addy?

1 decade ago
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Ah I see what I did wrong, I only counted the digits you provided so didn't get high enough in radix.

1 decade ago
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Congratulations :-) seems i'm a few minutes too late ;-)

1 decade ago
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Sweet. I guess I'll add you on Steam, since this site doesn't really have PMs or anything.

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And i just got it on my own...

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It kinda doesn't make sense to me, like the radix isn't constant or "digits" have different values at different positions.

EDIT: I know now where I went wrong - I counted only provided digits, e.g. 7 was never mentioned.

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Closed 1 decade ago by jbwyatt1.