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sub2501

Active Member
The pilgrim brought 7 flowers and offered 8 flowers to each god.

7*2=14-8=6*2=12-8=4*2=8
 

vssoma

Well-Known Member
could be any number....

Initial flowers = (7/8)* flowers offered ....... flowers offered = 8* m
where m >= 1
= 7 m

minimum would be 7
The pilgrim brought 7 flowers and offered 8 flowers to each god.

7*2=14-8=6*2=12-8=4*2=8
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Solution: The Flowers

The pilgrim had 7 flowers, initially and he offered 8 flowers to each God.

Assume that the pilgrim had X flowers initially and he offered Y flowers to each God. From the data in puzzle, there are (8X - 7Y) flowers when the pilgrim came out of the third temple. But it is given that there were no flowers left when he came out of third temple. It means that
(8X - 7Y) = 0 or 8X = 7Y
The minimum values of X and Y are 7 and 8 respectively to satisfy above equation. Hence, the pilgrim had 7 flowers and he offered 8 flowers to each God.

In general, the pilgrim had 7N flowers initially and he offered 8N flowers to each God, where N = 1, 2, 3, 4,
 

MurAtt

Well-Known Member
2 and 8 would not work out imo


1 2 8
1 2 8
1 2 8
1 2 8
------
5 1 2 .. whereas last two digits shoudl have been 82.

So .. what would work ....

it will be

1 8 2
1 8 2
1 8 2
1 8 2
-----
7 2 8

its the other way round ... N=8 and E=2

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MurAtt

Well-Known Member
oopsie :D

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Got it


521001000

5 zeros
2 ones
1 two
0 threes
0 fours
1 five
0 sixs
0 sevens
0 eights
 
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