Maywood Mathematics

Lynn Moore


Puzzle of the Week

In this puzzle you are to determine a 3-digit number (no digit repeated) by making "educated guesses."  After each guess, you will be given a clue about your guess.  The clues:

       bagels:     no digit is correct

       pico:        one digit is correct but in the wrong position

       fermi:      one digit is correct and in the correct position

In the problem below, a number of guesses have been made with the clue for each guess shown to the right.  From the given set of clues, determine the 3-digit number. 

       2 3 4       pico

       5 6 7       pico

       8 9 1       fermi

      6 4 1       bagels

      8 2 5       pico

      ? ? ?

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