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wu :: forums    riddles    easy (Moderators: Eigenray, Icarus, SMQ, towr, Grimbal, william wu, ThudnBlunder)    20 to the right « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: 20 to the right  (Read 392 times) rothnie Newbie     Posts: 2 20 to the right   « on: May 3rd, 2005, 11:34pm » Quote Modify Hi there.   Does anyone have an idea what this might mean.  A friend gave it to me with no additional info.  I'm quoting verbatim, since I'm unsure if there might be intentional spelling mistakes, etc.   20 to the right 13 to the left start at the begining 14 to the right 3rd from the end « Last Edit: May 4th, 2005, 3:19pm by Icarus » IP Logged Leo Broukhis Senior Riddler     Gender: Posts: 459 Re: Help needed.   « Reply #1 on: May 4th, 2005, 11:12am » Quote Modify THANX for the puzzle, but it should be in the Easy section. « Last Edit: May 4th, 2005, 11:13am by Leo Broukhis » IP Logged Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: Help needed.   « Reply #2 on: May 4th, 2005, 3:00pm » Quote Modify 20 to the right   TWENTY to the right -> Y 13 to the left   THIRTEEN to the left -> T start at the begining   START at the begining -> S 14 to the right   FOURTEEN -> N 3rd from the end   END -> D   The solution: YTSND.   Next please! ...   IP Logged Deedlit Senior Riddler     Posts: 476 Re: 20 to the right   « Reply #3 on: May 4th, 2005, 6:08pm » Quote Modify Don't be silly. The answer is obviously:   20 to the right: 20th letter = T. 13 to the left: 7th letter = G. Start at the beginning, 14 to the right: 14th letter = N. 3rd from the end: X.   So it's TGNX!   IP Logged rothnie Newbie     Posts: 2 Re: 20 to the right   « Reply #4 on: May 5th, 2005, 1:17am » Quote Modify "THANX" guys.  Much appreciated IP Logged rmsgrey Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 2874 Re: 20 to the right   « Reply #5 on: May 5th, 2005, 9:32am » Quote Modify on May 4th, 2005, 6:08pm, Deedlit wrote: Don't be silly. The answer is obviously:   20 to the right: 20th letter = T. 13 to the left: 7th letter = G. Start at the beginning, 14 to the right: 14th letter = N. 3rd from the end: X.   So it's TGNX!   Apparently the person posing the puzzle doesn't believe in 0's - "1 to the left" appears to be the same as "1 to the right" and "do nothing" IP Logged Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------=> easy   - medium   - hard   - what am i   - what happened   - microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ   - general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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