[Lvlug] sup guys the NPR Weekend Edition puzzle was really easy today

[Randy Kramer]

On Wednesday 02 July 2008 11:33 pm, Christopher Hever wrote:
> Well, here's how I solved it:
> 
> 
http://eabcaecbbceacbae.blogspot.com/2008/06/latest-npr-weekend-edition-puzzle.html

Interesting.  I wasn't entirely sure yet how I was going to deal with 3 
unknowns in two equations, but essentially would have tried iterating.  (Hmm, 
which is essentially what I did in my thought process.)  

Another constraint I recognized is that the number of 4 for a penny pencils 
must be an even number.

I didn't fully understand your reference to Gauss--did Gauss have a specific 
procedure to solve problems like this?

Randy Kramer