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[Riddler] Long Division
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 4:36 pm
by Mike
In the problem below, the only given digit is the seven. The asterisks can be any digit at all. There is no remainder at the end. There is only one solution.
I really enjoyed this one.
Re: [Riddler] Long Division
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 5:42 pm
by Phoebe
OooooooooOOOooooo I love these. I can tell you Hold the phone! I have to drive my kid somewhere!
Well, here's what happens when you take a long break. You can't figure out how you got where you had gotten the first time. I have no idea how I got most of the above, but I remember having gotten it. No clue how.
So now here's where I am:
I'm leaving this here because now I have to put kids to bed and I don't want to lose the damn thread this time!!!
Re: [Riddler] Long Division
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 5:59 pm
by Mike
That's the same response I had. I spent the first few seconds thinking, "How the hell would you even approach this?" And then I spotted three digits that I knew immediately, and I was off to the races.
Re: [Riddler] Long Division
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 11:50 pm
by Phoebe
Okay, finally figured this one out. Pretty sure this has to be right. I got to the point described above and then realized my first three digit number had to be
Re: [Riddler] Long Division
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 12:39 am
by Mike
Told you that was a fun one.
With a couple tweaks, I went through the same steps.