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No. 001 - Simple Addition [Written]

[It's about time to give this device a go. In neat, legible writing is simply the following:]

5 + 5 + 5 = 550

It appears I have my arithmetic out of sorts. However, it would be a shame to scrap the equation entirely. Can you help me correct it by adding a single straight line?

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5 + 5 + 5 ≠ 550

[She knows that isn't the answer this stranger is looking for, but hey, Precis can be difficult ~~always~~ sometimes.]

You can't win them all.

[He smiles as he writes... Not that Precis can see it.]

Not the solution I was thinking of, but I can't discount your creativity.

[First, without thinking:]

5 + 5 4 5 = 550.

[AND THEN.

WITH SOME THINKING.]

[Henry looks at it for a few moments. It's a bit tricky but he's seen this little riddle pop up before.]

You put a line through one of the plus signs, to make it look like a four. That way it looks like this.

[And he writes it out. Imagine the four is a plus sign with a little line on it.]

545 + 5 = 550

Edited 2012-11-13 03:55 (UTC)

Wh-

It can't be!

Professor?

Well done. You solved that rather quickly. I hope it wasn't too simple for you.

Thanks, but I've just seen it before. It took me awhile to remember how to solve it though.

Luke, I presume? I had a feeling this would catch your attention nicely.

5 + 5 + ˉ5 = 550

Guess that only works if you aren't counting 550 as one number.

Best I got.

[Too common a problem among puzzle lovers. A good problem, thought.]

Then I daresay you were robbed of your challenge, my friend. What would you say to another? Hopefully one you're not yet familiar with.

[He's not really sure if the person on the other side of the journal is upset or not but he will accept on the offer. If only because Henry doesn't mind a challenge here and there.]

Sure, I don't mind.

[Wham.

That was the sound of his chair falling over. Because he is standing now with his hands on either side of the journal, staring down at it and trying to think real thoughts.]

You- you're really here? [Of course he's really here Luke don't sound like you've lost your mind!] Um, that is, I mean- I mean where!

It wasn't the first one that came to mind, but it's more fun to think outside the box a little.

Though, I don't know if I'd call your arithmetic "out of sorts." It's just awful. I mean, being five hundred thirty-five off is kind of a big deal.

[He blinks at the message.]

Abstract thinking is a valuable tool in puzzle-solving, but I'm afraid you have the wrong lead. Try to see the equation in a more... artistic light.

Ah, but I must disagree. If I'm not mistaken, my work is only off by "1".

Which was the first that came to mind, if I may ask?

Math puzzles aren't my strong point.

[She won't be writing anything else for about...seven minutes. Please hold.]

Well I guess 545 + 5 = 550 is artistic. If making a plus sign into a 4 can be called artistic.

[Being cooped up inside due to the awful weather is... well, it's not fun. Riddles aren't normally Red's thing, but what the heck, may as well give one a shot.]

5 + 5 + 5 = 550
5 + 5 + 5 =1550
if you ignore the 50

[Still terrible at them. Yep.]

[Only upset that his puzzle provided no challenge! Though really, the level of upset is low in this one.]

Excellent.

Suppose I hand you two fuses, both of which last for one hour after being lit. Some sections of each fuse will burn faster than others, but you do not know which.

Given only these two fuses and the matches to light them, how can you tell when exactly 45 minutes have passed?

[This was a bit of a harder one. Henry's sitting her for awhile before he needs to ask.]

Is it okay if I ask for a hint?

And yet you solved it wonderfully.

I think any solved puzzle makes admirable display. Even more so if it isn't your strong point.

[Well Layton's reply is going to be slow

Because he is busy trying to decipher the new puzzle that is Red's answer.]

Unfortunately, no.

[That's... really all there is to say on the matter.]

Yeah, but now my head hurts a little, and I need to know if ink comes off a table.

What's with the puzzle anyway? That's pretty random.

In the library. [There's no better place to strand yourself in a storm, if you ask him.]

We can meet when the weather is more amenable. These are no conditions to be exposing ourselves to.

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3/4 i think yes

4 yep lol 4 is also the answer

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like a well.

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Jeez, you must be excellent at puzzles. /completely puzzle dumb

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damn u weather