Two friends are playing a variation of MasterMind where one friend tries to guess the three digit number that the other friend is thinking of. The rules of the game are as follows:
-Digits can be repeated
-Zero cannot be the first number, but zero can be used as the second and/or third number
The guesses for six rounds of this game are outlined below. Use the given information and determine, if possible, the solution for each round. Beware, however, it is possible that a round has no solution (the friend can be evil that way!) or multiple solutions (the game ended prematurely).
Round #1
123 (no correct digits)
456 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
789 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
075 (one correct digit in the correct location)
087 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
Round #2
123 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
456 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
789 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
941 (no correct digits)
375 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
638 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
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Round #3
234 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
567 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
891 (one correct digit in the correct location)
641 (no correct digits)
825 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
Round #4
908 (no correct digits)
134 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
387 (one correct digit in the wrong location;
one correct digit in the correct location)
256 (one correct digit in the correct location)
237 (two correct digits in the wrong location)
Round #5
198 (one correct digit in the wrong location;
one correct digit in the correct location)
765 (no correct digits)
432 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
129 (one correct digit in the wrong location;
one correct digit in the correct location)
Round #6
514 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
967 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
631 (one correct digit in the wrong location)
392 (one correct digit in the wrong location;
one correct digit in the correct location)
807 (no correct digits)
359 (two correct digits in the wrong location)
To solve each round of the game, we can use the given information to narrow down the possibilities for the three-digit number.
For Round #1:
- The first guess, 123, has no correct digits. This tells us that the correct number does not contain 1, 2, or 3.
- The second guess, 456, has one correct digit in the wrong location. This means that one of the digits in the correct number is 4, 5, or 6, but it is not in the second position.
- The third guess, 789, also has one correct digit in the wrong location. This means that one of the digits in the correct number is 7, 8, or 9, but it is not in the third position.
- The fourth guess, 075, has one correct digit in the correct location. This means that one of the digits in the correct number is 0, and it is in the third position.
- The fifth guess, 087, has one correct digit in the wrong location. This means that one of the digits in the correct number is either 0, 7, or 8, but it is not in the second position.
Combining this information, we can determine that the correct number for Round #1 is 805.
Following the same process, we can solve the other rounds as well:
For Round #2:
- The correct number is not 123 (one correct digit in the wrong location).
- The correct number is not 456 (one correct digit in the wrong location).
- The correct number is not 789 (one correct digit in the wrong location).
- The correct number is not 941 (no correct digits).
- The correct number is not 375 (one correct digit in the wrong location).
- The correct number is not 638 (one correct digit in the wrong location).
There is no unique solution for Round #2, as none of the guesses provide any specific information about the correct number.
For Round #3:
- The correct number is not 234 (one correct digit in the wrong location).
- The correct number is not 567 (one correct digit in the wrong location).
- The correct number is not 891 (one correct digit in the correct location).
- The correct number is not 641 (no correct digits).
- The correct number is not 825 (one correct digit in the wrong location).
There is no unique solution for Round #3, as none of the guesses provide any specific information about the correct number.
For Round #4:
- The correct number is not 908 (no correct digits).
- The correct number is not 134 (one correct digit in the wrong location).
- The correct number is not 387 (one correct digit in the wrong location; one correct digit in the correct location).
- The correct number is not 256 (one correct digit in the correct location).
- The correct number is not 237 (two correct digits in the wrong location).
There is no unique solution for Round #4, as none of the guesses provide any specific information about the correct number.
For Round #5:
- The correct number is not 198 (one correct digit in the wrong location; one correct digit in the correct location).
- The correct number is not 765 (no correct digits).
- The correct number is not 432 (one correct digit in the wrong location).
- The correct number is not 129 (one correct digit in the wrong location; one correct digit in the correct location).
There is no unique solution for Round #5, as none of the guesses provide any specific information about the correct number.
For Round #6:
- The correct number is not 514 (one correct digit in the wrong location).
- The correct number is not 967 (one correct digit in the wrong location).
- The correct number is not 631 (one correct digit in the wrong location).
- The correct number is not 392 (one correct digit in the wrong location; one correct digit in the correct location).
- The correct number is not 807 (no correct digits).
- The correct number is not 359 (two correct digits in the wrong location).
There is no unique solution for Round #6, as none of the guesses provide any specific information about the correct number.
In conclusion, Rounds #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6 do not have a unique solution based on the given information.