1010101 to 950
Take 1010101 and rearrange it to represent 950
Source: Unknown, submitted by reader Shumma Smithee.
Solutions were received from:
Alan O'Donnell,
Susan Hoover,
Denis Borris,
and Paul Botham.
Three different solutions were received. All have merit, though
I think the first is likely the intended solution.
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Move the last "1" to a horizontal position over the second "1", thus
creating "10 TO 10", or 9:50.
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Rearrange all the characters to make "1000 - L".
With L representing 50 in Roman Numerals, this would become 950.
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Create "1001", "101", and "" (nothing) and change the binary to
decimal to make "9", "5" and "0".
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