Not too challenging, and fun to solve over a cup of coffee, if you've not seen it before.
Question:
Arrange the digits 1-9 to make a nine digit number such that the first digit is divisible by one, the first two digits divisible by two, first three digits divisible by three …
Solution here: http://datagenetics.com/blog/march22018/index.html
Nine digit puzzle
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Re: Nine digit puzzle
Almost too challenging for me but got it eventually. I used a bit of dumb trial and error.
Spoiler:
Re: Nine digit puzzle
Solution:
EDIT: just realized I misread the puzzle. Didn't see the "arrange the digits 1 to 9" bit...
Spoiler:
EDIT: just realized I misread the puzzle. Didn't see the "arrange the digits 1 to 9" bit...
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Re: Nine digit puzzle
Spoiler:
there's a spoiler tag. use it. -jr
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