Die Another Riddle
Chris Mercer informed me that in Germany there are calendars made of wooden blocks for very bright kids. There are two six sided dice, and by choosing which face is displayed for the two of these, all possible monthly dates (from 01, 02, …, to 29, 30, 31) can be displayed; note the single digit dates must start with a 0.
Your job is to write one digit (from 0, 1, 2, …, 8, 9) on each face of the two dice so that this can be done. Good luck!
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mail me at sjm1 AT williams.edu
I can’t seem to do this!!! Help me….
Kyle: correct
no — you can’t get 03, 04, 05, or 06 — you’re missing too many numbers; you need a 0 on each die.
I don’t know whether I really understood the problem. But, if I did, then I think only digits that have a possibility of being used twice are 1 and 2; in 11 and 22. Therefore, 0,1,2,3,4,5 in the first dice and 6,7,8,9,1,2 in the 2nd dice should do the job.
daan: correct
sure
Can you send me a hint please?
Ben: correct, well done — not posting as this is the soln
can’t work as you have 7 numbers on one die…. email me at sjm1 AT williams.edu to chat more.
To the recent anonymous poster: correct!