Anyone had a crack?
[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5wkxjTtqRvq8Cyrrjxtk7tc/puzzle-for-today ]GCHQ Puzzle[/url]
I have it down to four Plus and minus signs.
Can be done in three...... I know this cos the three teenagers figured it out in about 5 mins this morning on the today show.... 8)
123+45-67+8-9
is the best I could do in 5 minutes
2 minus and 1 plus:
123-45-67+89
All me own work too!
2 minus and 1 plus:123-45-67+89
All me own work too!
damm, I was so close
I'm surprised I got it so quickly TBH! Maths whizz I am not.
234-56-78 = 100
Ah wait.. read it properly.. you have to start at 1
Bugger
for a very short moment there i bet you thought GCHQ would be on the blower begging you to join em....... 😆
Funnily enough as soon as I hit post, the phone rang..
..it was the garage.
Yeah but for one sweet moment i bet you felt like you'd cracked the enigma code off the top of your head and thought you were the next turing..... 😉
123+4-5+67-89
best I could come up with in a couple of mins
=123-45-67+89
There must be a better answer than this
[quote=marcus7 said]for a very short moment there i bet you thought GCHQ would be on the blower begging you to join em.......
For a salary of about £25K 🙂
there isn't I was bored so wrote some code to prove it!
=123-45-67+89There must be a better answer than this
Intelligence services?
As it used to be said....
"If you can find the door...."
