Lenny Conundrum 184

[matchbow]

Linae, the Kougra from Shenkuu, went shopping for Kou-jong tiles at the local toy shop the other day. The kou-jong tiles were on sale for only 28 Neopoints each.

However, she got it in her head that, for good luck, the total amount of Neopoints she must spend must be a number where all of the digits are the same.

With that in mind, what is the minimum number of tiles she must buy?

Stunningly easy. i was stupid enough to try and use formulas to find it, when it would have been faster to use brute force. that costed me my prize

[sue@neopet]

I add 28+28 until I got to one thousand. Then I just put number together and divided until I got an even number.

[Blk Mage]

Supposedly there are 2 answer a low and high. I think i went with the high one since i don't know the low one.

Edit:Oh thought it would be helpful but i guess thats not allowed anymore?

Last edited by Blk Mage on Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:09 am, edited 1 time in total.

[Dragon Katt]

6 digits

[matchbow]

Blk mage, that's what i got too. i suggest you edit your response, since it totally gives the answer away

[sue@neopet]

I recieved a 6 digit number also.

[apranum]

6 digits is that the total money you must spend or the number of tiles?

for the number of tiles i got 5 digits...

[sue@neopet]

Lets see. The only possible answers with five digits:
11111
22222
33333
44444
55555
66666
77777
88888
99999

None of those divided by 28 come out with an even number.

Darn. I see my mistake. Yall are right.

[iceworld]

yeah 5 digit answer.

anyone know what time the conundrum came out?

[maria_]

oh shoot!! i entered the amoutn of np!!