Well done, that was quicker than I was expecting someone to finish.
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Just a suggestion: you might wanna change Q4 to (98 + 01)^2. It was clear to me that it was an exponent, but it looks like multiplication the way it is.
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An excellent suggestion. I have made the change to question 4 to make it clearer.
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This is looking very interesting. I will try to have a go at it! :)
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11/12 solved, with one a surprisingly true vague guess... but for one I thought I was certain of my solution and it doesn't like it... hmmm...
doh, right answer but not written the right way
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There was a minor error on Q11, in that the answer used to require units. For every other answer I had multiple correct answers, so for the question about age, you could answer correctly either
"[n] years old" or "[n] years" or just "[n]", but uniquely for question 11, I had screwed this up so that previously it would only accept "[n] minutes". I have fixed it now, and apologise if this was the cause of your confusion.
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No problem :D Actually, I found it by chance and wrote that comment :)
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I'd like to solve your puzzle but I suck at numbers.
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There was a minor error on Q11, in that the answer used to require units. For every other answer I had multiple correct answers, so for the question about age, you could answer correctly either
"[n] years old" or "[n] years" or just "[n]", but uniquely for question 11, I had screwed this up so that previously it would only accept answers in the form of "[n] minutes". I have fixed it now, and apologise if this was the cause of your confusion.
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It was, but I came up with the right answer format on my own after some time struggling with it. Anyway, thanks for the explanation and showing concern. :)
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Need to find my math notes for Q6 and seems like I keep putting the wrong answer / format for Q7 and Q11
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I love maths puzzles, though I took a bit took long to get some of those...
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Well in my previous puzzle (http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/V8Ggp/michaels-third-puzzle-of-2016-keep-your-distance-ended), I put up a vote to see what this puzzle should be about, and to my utter surprise, the winner by a significant margin was "Math, There simply cannot be enough math." Ummmm..... OK.
A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat which isn’t there.
I haven't put together many mathematics puzzles, because it is tough to write ones where additional mathematical knowledge won't give an overwhelming advantage, but I felt that I needed to try (and heck if I can't do this, I should turn in my puzzler's merit badge).
The Prize this week is the Anno 2070 pack consisting of:
Anno 2070™,
Anno 2070™: The Keeper Package,
Anno 2070™: The Development Package,
Anno 2070™: The Eden Series Package,
Anno 2070™ - The Central Statistical Package,
Anno 2070™ - The Crisis Response Package,
Anno 2070™ - The Distrust Series Package,
Anno 2070™ - The Silent Running Package,
Anno 2070™ - The Nordamark Line Package,
Anno 2070™ - The E.V.E. Package
Now normally my puzzles are due the following Monday at 11pm GMT. Given that this one is quite involved, I have given it until Monday 1 February again at 11pm GMT.
Since Mathematics is the Queen of the Sciences, I have called the puzzle "Queen's Play" and here it is. By the way, I know that this is tricky, but I am happy to hint as we go along, once I know where people are getting stuck.
http://www.itstoohard.com/puzzle/NIxqqmTm
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