Puzzle No. 047
Puzzle No. 047 – The Terrace Door
- Sky Passage – door
- 40 Picarats
So STAR must represent a number that is small enough to produce a single digit when multiplied by itself.
Once you figure out the value of STAR, you’re well on your way to solving the remaining equations.
STAR times STAR produces a single-digit answer so the value of STAR could only equal 1, 2, or 3.
But since STAR times STAR does not equal STAR, we can safely eliminate 1.
The value of STAR must be either 2 or 3.
If STAR were 2, that would make 4 the value of CLUB.
In that case, STAR multiplied by CLUB would equal 8. But that can’t be correct, since STAR times CLUB is a two-digit number.
Therefore, the values of STAR and CLUB must be 3 and 9, respectively.
STAR is 3 and CLUB is 9. Therefore, DIAMOND is 2 and SPADE is 7.
Multiplying 7 by CRESCENT gives you a two-digit answer containing two numbers you haven’t yet used. If you go through the possible multiples of seven, you should be able to work it out.
- Crescent = 8
- Triangle = 6
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