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Flower Bed Puzzle
Four gardeners, Maura, Kim, Raeanne and Gail, have flower beds in a community garden. Each bed contains a different flower, either Roses, Tulips, Daffodils, or Lilies, and each bed is located in a different corner of the garden: (North West (NW), North East (NE), South West (SW), South East (SE).
Using the following clues, determine which gardener grows which flower and where her flower bed is located in the community garden (see diagram).
Clues:
- Maura does not maintain the Daffodils bed.
- The Tulips bed is not in either northern corner.
- Kim’s bed is northeast of Raeanne’s bed.
- The Lilies bed is in a southern corner.
- Gail maintains the Roses bed.
- Raeanne does not maintain the Tulips bed.
Combination Lock Puzzle
There is a fence around the above flower garden with a combination lock on the entrance gate. The lock has a three-digit combination code with digits from 0 to 9.
If they forgot the combination, there is a reminder using the following four clues to determine the correct combination code:
- 3 1 9 — One digit is correct and in the right place.
- 3 9 4 — One digit is correct but in the wrong place.
- 5 1 4 — Two digits are correct, but both are in the wrong place.
- 7 1 0 — No digit is correct.
Can you determine the correct three-digit combination code to the flower garden gate?
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EQUATE+ Puzzles
In EQUATE+ Puzzles, each row, column & diagonal is a mathematical expression or equation. Use the numbers 1 to 9 to satisfy each equation and each number can be used only once. The numbers provided in each puzzle are to get you started and depend on the puzzle’s level of difficulty (i.e., +3 = least and +0 = most). Find the remaining numbers that satisfy all the resulting equations. Note: multiplication (x) & division (/) are performed before addition (+) and subtraction (-).
Solutions
EQUATE+3
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EQUATE+2
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EQUATE+1
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EQUATE+0
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Fun Fun Fun!!!!! Can’t wait to tackle these April puzzles!! Wish me luck❣️
Wondering if some can help me, not sure if I’m reading it wrong, but for the combination lock puzzle, I can work it out.
Clue:
4) not a 7, 1 or 0
3) not 1 (from clue 4) so 5 and 4, both in wrong place
2) 4 (from clue 3) in wrong place (which agrees with clue 3)
1) not 1 (from clue 4), 3 or 9 (from clue 2) but one is suppose to be correct and in the correct place?
Leaving you with 4 and 5 being correct but in wrong place, and the other number being either 2, 6 or 8
What am I doing wrong?