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The questions tagged "puzzle" are essentially programming questions, that are as good as solving puzzles. These can be contrasted to the real-life problems, which are comparatively easy to solve.

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reduce javascript code (stack overflow 2022)

I'm doing this puzzle, and sometimes when I give a new game the pieces go wrong, I added a function for it and from what I see it doesn't work, my head can't take it anymore. And I would also like to simplify the code a bit, that's why I asked…
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What is a good non-recursive algorithm for deciding whether a passed in amount can be built additively from a set of numbers?

What is a non recursive algorithm for deciding whether a passed in amount can be built additively from a set of numbers. In my case I'm determining whether a certain currency amount (such as $40) can be met by adding up some combination of a set of…
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SQL puzzle (Find the correct answer based on values given)

The table T has the following 4 columns Column 1 Guesses (Column2) Correct (Column3) Almost Correct (Column4) Game1 ABDC 2 2 Game1 ABCF 3 0 Game1 …
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Is it possible to solve the puzzle using python?

The puzzle I tried to solve puzzle with the below program. It is a 4x4 cross math puzzle. Is there any way to solve quickly def puzzleTwo (a): if(a[0] + a[1] - a[2] + a[3] == 19): #print ("1 equation Success") if(a[4] - a[5] - a[6] - a[7]…
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A puzzle game from codechef

Could somebody explain the solution to this problem in cpp and how it works Can this be made more efficient using STL? http://www.codechef.com/problems/H1 It would very helpful if you could explain this particular logic along with its time…
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Javascript Simple Puzzle

How can you optimize the following JS statement : obj.endDate = obj.status && (obj.status.length == 2 || (obj.status.length == 1 && obj.status[0] == 0)) ? undefined : obj.endDate; where obj.status is of array type and is allowed to take only the…
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solving word puzzle c++

From word puzzle collect data in array 2 dimensions and display the results in the following figure. example : T TH THI THIS H HI HIS I IS S W WA WAT WATS A AT ATS T TS S I want to solve word puzzle and I can't to solve this…
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Bash script - a puzzle

The script takes only one argument (call it n). It then alternately adds and subtracts each digit of the numbers from 1 through n. For example: n = 12 1 - 2 + 3 - 4 + 5 - 6 + 7 - 8 + 9 - 1 + 0 - 1 + 1 - 1 + 2 output:…
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Examples of puzzles

So, an example of PUZZLE which its time complexity is linear is the problem of searching for a specific value in an array: it is easy to prove you can't do it with less than n comparsions, and we have an algorithm which solves this problem in…
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Need a C programming logic code for a simple puzzle

A shop sells one chocolate @ Rs.1 each, and In exchange of 3 wrappers gives one chocolate again? I want to know the C program logic for this? Have tried it, but getting wrong result. Output should look like: Enter the amount given to shopkeeper in…
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Hello world with only return in main

What is the way to write a program meeting following requirements: Prints "Hello world!" to stdout; Has empty main (just returning 0) i.e. int main(int argc, char** argv) { return 0; } main must contain no additional code except for that…
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Algorithmic Puzzle

How to distribute 1000$ in ten boxes so that any amount of money between $1 and $1000(both inclusive) can be given as some combinations of these boxes. Please provide any hints on how to approach this.I tried but couldn't make any solution.
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Optimal Algorithm

I have got following problem. On a given mountain a girl is stuck and there are two paths. One path will take her to the rescuer (left turn) and the second one (right turn) will take her to a jungle from where there is no chance to come back. Now…
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C++ Chocolate Puzzle

Let's say I have N chocolates that have to be packed into exactly P boxes in the order they arrive. Each chocolate also has a number of calories X and each box has a capacity K which has to be less than or equal to 3*sum(x1, x2, ..., xn) + max(x1,…
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How will C parse this sentence?

According to the official description of the C language, what number will be returned? int a, b; a = 5; b = a+++++a; return b;
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