Lenny Conundrum 184

matchbow · **Posted:** Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:15 am

Quote:

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 · **Posts:** 34 **Joined:** Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:25 am

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 · **Posts:** 1832 **Joined:** Mon May 31, 2004 7:00 am

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?

Dragon Katt · **Posted:** Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:34 am

6 digits

matchbow · **Posted:** Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:35 am

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

sue@neopet · **Posts:** 34 **Joined:** Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:25 am

I recieved a 6 digit number also.

apranum · **Posts:** 749 **Joined:** Mon May 31, 2004 9:14 am

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 · **Posts:** 34 **Joined:** Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:25 am

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 · **Posts:** 2 **Joined:** Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:25 pm

yeah 5 digit answer.

anyone know what time the conundrum came out?

maria_ · **Posts:** 69 **Joined:** Sun Jun 20, 2004 3:17 pm

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

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