- Joined
- Oct 13, 2010
- Messages
- 10,786
Today's elimination pair gave me a pretty easy one, two choices. But of course, I picked the wrong one:
nerdlegame 20 4/6
?
???
??
??
?
??
For those interested in playing the odds, if the possible solutions are random (which they very well might not be), there would be 22 answers making up 50.9% of the solution space. Hidden list below.
9|4.3%
8|4.2%
7|3.7%
6|3.6%
5|3.4%
4|3.3%
3|3.1%
2|3.1%
1|2.9%
10|2.2%
12|2.%
11|1.9%
13|1.7%
14|1.6%
15|1.5%
16|1.5%
18|1.4%
17|1.3%
19|1.1%
20|1.1%
24|1.%
21|1.%
the rest|49.1%
nerdlegame 20 4/6
?
???????
???I should have read those FAQ's more closely; 25% of the solutions I found were disallowed due to having an operator on both sides. Also, the solution count would be lower by half because the solution set includes, for instance, both "5+4+4=13" (allowed) and "13=5+4+4" (disallowed).
For those interested in playing the odds, if the possible solutions are random (which they very well might not be), there would be 22 answers making up 50.9% of the solution space. Hidden list below.
9|4.3%
8|4.2%
7|3.7%
6|3.6%
5|3.4%
4|3.3%
3|3.1%
2|3.1%
1|2.9%
10|2.2%
12|2.%
11|1.9%
13|1.7%
14|1.6%
15|1.5%
16|1.5%
18|1.4%
17|1.3%
19|1.1%
20|1.1%
24|1.%
21|1.%
the rest|49.1%
Last edited:
