Puzzle 1

[Chikis]

Example

[latex]5+2 => 1[/latex]

[latex]8+6 => 2[/latex]

[latex]6+4 => 1.3[/latex]

 

What is x in

[latex]4+4 => x ?[/latex]

Edited May 14, 2014 by Chikis

[md65536]

guess:

1.1

[Chikis]

That's right. You got it! That is to say that 7 is a kind of identity in the relationship.

[TimeTraveler1]

1.1? not really that hard but your math is abit wrong. well anyway

[md65536]

1.1? not really that hard but your math is abit wrong. well anyway

Wrong how? The symbol => could mean "divide the result by 7 and express in base-7". Edited May 26, 2014 by md65536

[Chikis]

That's right. You got it! That is to say that 7 is a kind of identity in the relationship.

The rule given seems not to work with?

[latex]1.2+5 => y ?[/latex]

 

[latex]3+2 => z ?[/latex]

You cannot use the rule to find y and z respectively.

Edited June 4, 2014 by Chikis