Hi Everyone,
Spectrum Economics is holding its seventh solve the puzzles contest. This post contains 4 puzzles. The first person to solve all the puzzles wins 5 SBD. If we do not get a winner, the prize money of this contest will be added to the available winnings of the next puzzle contest.
How to Enter
To enter requires 1 upvote. Each entrant into the contest is allowed a maximum of 2 attempts. The attempt needs to be done in the comments section of the post. Some questions have several parts to them, all parts of each question need to be answered correctly for a chance to win.
I expect the answers to be presented in following format:
Answer 1
Answer 2a, 2b, 2c
Answer 3
Answer 4a, 4b
The closing date and time for the contest is 6PM USA Eastern Time 17/12/2017. Responses after this time will not be accepted. The answers will be provided in the comments section after the contest closes. The explanations for the answers will be provided in a separate post a few days after the contest closes.
The winner of the contest will be announced in the comments section and 5 SBD will be paid to the winner as soon as I receive the payout from the post. All attempts in the comments section will receive an upvote regardless of answers provided. That’s right, I am also rewarding participation. Good luck everybody. The value of the upvote will depend upon my voting power at the time.
Let the Contest Begin
Question 1: Replace the question mark with the correct answer
Question2: Replace all the question marks with the correct answers
Question 3: Replace the question mark with the number of pentagons required to balance the scales
Question 4: Replace all the question marks with the correct answers
Thank you for participating.
My second attempt
Answer 1 9
Answer 2a. 6, 2b 3, 2c. 4
Answer 3. 3
Answer 4a 60, 4b. 65
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Answer 1 : 9
Answer 2a, 2b, 2c : 6, 3, 4
Answer 3 : 3
Answer 4a , 4b : 60, 65
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Good stuff @agmalirsadi. I love the extra effort you have put in to show your answers.
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My first attempt. :(
1: 9
2a: 6, 2b: 3, 2c: 4
3: Pentagon
4a: 60, 4b: 65
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Answer 1: 9
Answer 2: 6a, 3b, 4c
Answer 3 : 3
Answer 4: 60a, 65b
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9
wrench = 6, hammer = 3, screwdriver = 4
? = 3 [more] pentagons
60, 65
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Attemp #2:
Answer 1) 9.
Answer 2)a. 6, b. 3, c. 4.
Answer 3) 3.
Answer 4)a. 60, b. 108.
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Answer 1) 9.
Answer 2)a. 6, b. 3, c. 4.
Answer 3) 3.
Answer 4)a. 60, b. 65.
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Attempt #1:
One note: I base my answers to #4 on the assumption that the fifth term in sequence #1 should be 42 instead of 37. A double-check, @spectrumecons?
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Very observant again @doughtaker. Yes, the fifth term should be 42 instead of 37. I have updated the post. Thanks for that.
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My ans is..
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Answer 1. 9
Aanswer 2.2a 6wrench ,2b 3hammer ,2c 4screwdriver
answer 3. Pentagon
Answer4. 60,120
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9
wrench = 6, hammer = 3, screwdriver = 4
? = 3 [more] pentagons
60, 85
4 answer a mere confusion
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Answer 1. 9
Aanswer 2.2a 6wrench ,2b 3hammer ,2c 4screwdriver
answer 3. Pentagon
Answer4. 60,65
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Goes for it
Answer 1 9
Answer 2a. 6, 2b 3, 2c. 4
Answer 3. 3
Answer 4a 60, 4b. 65
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2nd attempt.
1.9
2.6,3,4
3.3
4.44,111
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Answer 1. 9
Answer 2. Hammer = 3, Screwdriver = 4, Spanner = 6
Answer 3. 3 pentagons
Answer 4. a 60, b. 64
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Attempt #1:
4(1) 60
4 (2) 108
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Attempt #2:
9
6, 3, 4
3
60, 65
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My 2nd, if I am eligible to do so ☺
Answer 1 9
Answer 2a. 6, 2b 3, 2c. 4
Answer 3. 3
Answer 4a 60, 4b. 65
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My first entry
Answer 1 9
Answer 2a. 6, 2b 3, 2c. 4
Answer 3. 3
Answer 4a 60, 4b. 65
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9
6, 3, 4
3
60, 65
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#Attempt1
Answer 1 : 9
Answer 2a, 2b, 2c : 6, 3, 4 respectively
Answer 3 : 3
Answer 4a , 4b : 60, 65 respectively
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First entey
Answer 9
Answer 6,3,4
Answer 3
Answer 60,108
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My second entry
Answer 1= 9
Answer 2a = 6, 2b = 3, 2c = 4
Answer 3= 3 pentagons
Answer 4a= 60, 4b = 65
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Attempt #2:
8
wrench = 6, hammer = 3, screwdriver = 4
? = 3 [more] pentagons
60, 65
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1 ?=9
2a wrench = 6, 2b hammer = 3, 2c screwdriver = 4
3 ? = 3
4a ?=60,4b ?= 65
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Attempt #1:
Answer 1: 9
Answer 2: wrench = 6, hammer = 3, screwdriver = 4
Answer 3: 3 pentagons
Answer 4: ?=60, ??= 65
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Answer 1: 5
Answer 2: 6, 3, 4
Answer 3: <3 (1 heart)
Answer 4: 44, 115
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Attempt #1:
1.: 9
2.: wrench = 6, hammer = 3, screwdriver = 4
3.: 3 pentagons
4.: 4a=60, 4b= 65
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My first entry
Answer 1 9
Answer 2a. 6, 2b 3, 2c. 4
Answer 3. 3
Answer 4a 60, 4b. 65
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2a. 6, 2b. 3, 2c. 4
3 3 pentagons
4a. 60
4b. 65
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9
wrench = 6 hammer = 3 screwdriver = 4
3 pentagons
4.(1.)60
4 (2.) 65
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1,9
2a 6wrench ,2b 3hammer ,2c 4screwdriver
3 Pentagon about 3
4a,60,108
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Answer 9
Answer 6, 3, 4
Answer 3
Answer 60,65
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1: 9
2a: wrench = 6, 2b: hammer = 3, 2c: screwdriver = 4
3: Pentagon = 3
4: 60 , 108
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2.🔧 =6
🔨 =3
screwdriver=4
Q3. ?=3
4a. =60
4b. =65
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1: 9
2a: wrench = 6, 2b: hammer = 3, 2c: screwdriver = 4
3: Pentagon = 3
4: 60 , 108
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1: 9
2:
Hammer is 3
Screwdriver is 4
Wrench is 6
3: 3. 1 in the middle and 2 in each side
4: A = 60
B = 108
I hate the last question, It took me like 25 minutes lmao. I dont know why, everytime i come across this type of question, its hard for me
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Answer 9
Answer 6,3,4
Answer 3
Answer 60,108
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1=9
2=wrench = 6 hammer = 3 screwdriver = 4
pentagons
3=4(1) 60
4 (2) 108
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This is my #2 attempt, only changed last answer:
9
Wrench: 6, Hammer: 3, Screwdriver: 4
? = 3 pentagons
60, 108
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Attempt #1:
Answer 1 = 9
Answer 2(a) Wrench = 6 , Answer 2(b)Hammer = 3 ,Answer 2(c) Screwdriver = 4
Answer 3 = 3 pentagons
Answer 4(a) = 60, Answer 4(b) = 120
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Attempt #2:
Answer 1 = 9
Answer 2(a) Wrench = 6 , Answer 2(b)Hammer = 3 ,Answer 2(c) Screwdriver = 4
Answer 3 = 3 pentagons
Answer 4(a) = 38, Answer 4(b) = 65
Hope I got it right :-)
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This is my #1 attempt:
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Answer 9
Answer 6,3,4
Answer 3
Answer 60,108
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My Asnwers:
b. hammer=3
c. screwdriver=4
b=65
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I see you changed a number from 37 on question 4.... i would have gotten it first if i had not spent so long trying to solve it with 37 in the sequence :(
4.(1.)60
4 (2.) 65
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Answer 1. 9
Aanswer 2.2a 6wrench ,2b 3hammer ,2c 4screwdriver
answer 3. Pentagon
Answer4. 60,120
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My 1st attempt:
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Answer 1. 9
Aanswer 2.a 6wrench ,b 3hammer ,c 4screwdriver
answer 3. 3 Pentagon
Answer4. 60,65
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Answer 1= 9
Answer 2a = 6, 2b = 3, 2c = 4
Answer 3= 3 pentagons
Answer 4a= 60, 4b = 65
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My 2nd attempt
Answer 1 9
Answer 2a. 6, 2b 3, 2c. 4
Answer 3. 3
Answer 4a 60, 4b. 65
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9
6,3,4
3
It's tough to break
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Attempt #1:
4(a) 60 and 4(b) 65
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Attempt #2:
4(a) 60 and 4(b) 108
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Answer 1. 9
Aanswer 2.2a 6wrench ,2b 3hammer ,2c 4screwdriver
answer 3. Pentagon
Answer4. 60,112
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Attempt #2:
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1: 9
2a: Wrench = 6, 2b: Hammer = 3, 2c: Screwdriver = 4
3: Pentagon = 3
4: 60 , 109
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9
6,3,4
3
60,64
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My 2nd attempt:
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Nice!
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You should give these puzzles a try.
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We have reached the end of our contest. I would like to congratulate @doughtaker as the first person to provide all the correct answers. I would also like to apologize for an error in Question 4 that I was informed about by @doughtaker. This error prevented @jamesdenny from providing the answers with the first attempt. I will therefore award both @doughtaker and @jamesdenny with 5 SBD each.
The answers to the questions are as follows:
I will be posting the explanations in another post very soon.
I would also like to thank all those that participated for their time and effort. I will have another contest in a few days time.
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This post has received gratitude of 3.97 % from @appreciator thanks to: @spectrumecons.
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#Attempt2
Look at my attempt 1
I'm sure all my answers are correct in my first attempt itself :)
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I admire your confidence. Many people are making a second attempt just to get the upvote.
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Thank you @spectrumecons
Is my answer correct? Will I get the prize money?
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2nd Entry
1: 9
2a: wrench = 6, 2b: hammer = 3, 2c: screwdriver = 4
3: Pentagon = 3
4: 60 , 108
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1: 9
2a: wrench = 6, 2b: hammer = 3, 2c: screwdriver = 4
3: Pentagon = 3
4: 60 , 108
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You entered the same answers twice.
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I thought it was not posted in first click, sry about that 😲
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No problem, you can still have your second entry.
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@spectrumecons, you just received an upvote powered by smartsteem. Our goal is to support quality posts and authors on steem.
Everyone is invited to be a part of and to join the smartsteem community: https://smartsteem.com
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I am very happy to see your post because your post is good.
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You got a 21.16% upvote from @postpromoter courtesy of @spectrumecons!
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I solved all of them but question 4 item 1, it is driving me crazy lol
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😁 😀 😀 😊 drives me so. Insane
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This post has received a 6.86 % upvote from @buildawhale thanks to: @spectrumecons. Send at least 1 SBD to @buildawhale with a post link in the memo field for a portion of the next vote.
To support our daily curation initiative, please vote on my owner, @themarkymark, as a Steem Witness
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If you need inspiring, have a look at how some of my other puzzles were solved using the following links:
Puzzle Contest #6
https://steemit.com/contest/@spectrumecons/answers-to-puzzle-contest-6
Puzzle Contest #5
https://steemit.com/contest/@spectrumecons/answers-to-puzzle-contest-5
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I liked your post....can I get your permission to reesteem this post?
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Sure, no problem. Resteems are always welcome.
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