Cracking Dr. Ray's Secret Code: Can You Figure it Out?

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Dr. Ray's computer system requires a third number to log in, based on two displayed numbers. Previous examples show that when 1 and 2 are displayed, the answer is 9; for 3 and 4, it's 20; and for 5 and 6, it's 12. A freshman spy attempts to break in when 17 and 12 are shown and seeks the correct third number. Various methods to derive the answer are discussed, with one prominent theory suggesting that the answer is 54, based on a pattern involving the number of letters in the written form of the displayed numbers. However, some participants express skepticism about the uniqueness of the solution, noting that multiple interpretations could yield different results. Despite the debate, 54 emerges as a consensus answer among several contributors, although doubts about its validity linger due to the nature of the problem. The discussion highlights the complexity and potential ambiguity of deriving a single correct answer from the given pairs.
  • #31
cronxeh,

54 being the correct answer (by the method I discribed) does not make this a pathetic problem. Brain teasers (at least the good ones) require you to think outside of the box and generally have a solution that, when you discover or hear about it, you think "that was so simple, why didn't I think about that?" or "why didn't I think of that sooner?"
If the 'teaser' just requires you to derive some gigantic, boring formula, then it's really just another one of your everyday word problems.
 
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  • #32
well arent I am glad that this isn't one of those pathetic problems :)
 
  • #33
lol, why arent you? :shy:
 
  • #34
Wheres Casey when you need him?
 
  • #35
seriously man i need to know the answer :cry:
 
  • #36
Me too. I think I am going to commit suicide if i don't know in, 1 2 3, bang bang. :-p
 
  • #37
The answer is most definitely 9*6. There is simply no other less complex solution. 54 is correct.
 
  • #38
thanks for the insperation :biggrin:
 

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