Daily Brain Puzzlers Calendar

Started with a list of triplets that add to 14:

Summary
. . .
1 3 10
1 4 9
1 5 8
1 6 7
= = =
2 3 9
2 4 8
2 5 7
= = =
3 4 7
3 5 8
= = =

We clearly have the 1-3-10 triplet for either the NE side or the SE side; with the 10 in the middle spot. Since there are not triplets with 3 and 8, this places 1-3-10 on the SE side.

Cannot use the 1-5-8 triplet with the starting diagram; so we have the 2-4-8 sequence for the NW side. Since there are no triplets with 1 and 2, this places the 4 in the top-most point.

This now eliminates the 1-6-7 triplet from consideration. Likewise, the 2-3-9 triplet is eliminated as the 2 and 3 are too far apart.

This leaves the 2-5-7 for the SW side–with 7 in the middle–and 3-5-6 for the S side with 6 in the middle.

:man_shrugging: It’s a daily calendar, so I don’t think they are meant to be solved in one sitting. I did solve that one pretty quick. Didn’t attempt the crossword puzzle yet.

You gotta spoiler that stuff!

I figure a daily calendar should take all day for each one?

YO, PATIENT ZOMBIE:

  1. Highlight solution.
  2. Click the gear icon (farthest to the right in the typing area box).
  3. Click “Hide Details.”

Maybe for the average person, but not for the average Actuary! :sgrover:

yep, sorry

Here’s an interesting one.

1/15/21 - New Subdivision
Subdivide this region along the grid lines into non-overlapping squares and rectangles. Each rectangle or square must contain exactly one number that indicates how many cells make up its area.

1/15/21

Solution

I started with the 12 box, and realized pretty quick that with the 6 to the right there was one way that made sense (probably other possibilities, but one way popped out at me). Then I just went around the grid seeing what else would fit. I made a couple mistakes in the top right corner before I figured out there was only one way that made sense with the 8 and 9 in column J.

Summary

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8 4 4
8
9
9
8 6
12 6 2
4

how do you copy & pasted the color?

Summary

I actually started in the lower right, the 2 left little variability

I don’t know that you can copy/paste the color. I’m taking screenshots and pasting them in. Works really well, much better than the AO did.

Summary

btw, I added the numbers in the grid to make sure they were not greater than the area, based on the wording it seemed possible

got it - thanks

Ok, now I’ll post the next two and wait for someone else to solve them so I actually get some work done.

1/16/21 - Gridlock
Place the eight letters into the grid to form eight 3-letter words: three going across, three going down, and two on the long diagonals from top to bottom. The ninth letter has been placed to get you started.
Letters: A, D, D, D, E, I, L, O

1/17/21 - White Out
A bag contained 80 marbles, and 80% of them were white and the remainder were green. Some of the white marbles were removed from the bag, and after this, 60% of the marbles in the bag were white. How many white marbles were removed from the bag?

I couldn’t help myself and solved the 2nd one - it just seemed too easy. But I’ll let someone else post the solution.

Summary

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A D O
L I D
L E D
Summary

40 white removed

1/17/21 Solution

40
64 W, 16 G
Let X = number of white balls removed
(64-X)/(80-X) = 0.6
64-X = 48-0.6X
16=0.4X
40=X

Truth is that to me the crossword style puzzles are exceedingly difficult to me. I lack skills for crosswords. The math problems like the count-the-boxes grid was very easy, and the marble problem (sorry DTNF) was so easy I could do it in my head leaving no reason to actually try to write it down. I find the same issue with so called “mensa” tests. The math/number/logic/spacial reasoning problems are easy enough, but the word problems just baffle me.

Even the 1/9/21 puzzle I was more comfortable using the number 1 thru 10 than the letters A thru J

I love cross words, acrostics, crptoquotes (I do those in my head), scrabble, words with friends. Love puzzles of all types