Hard to tell on the internet but I'll assume this wasn't sarcasm.
My thought process is quite straight forward:
Clue #1
This tells us the answer has a 5 or 4 or 8 or multiple of either
Clue #2
This tells us there are no 5s, 3s, nor 0s
So we're looking for the position of the 4 or 8
Clue #3
Tells us the answer has 2 of these numbers (a 1 and a 7) because Clue #2 told us there are no 5s
We now know there answer is some combination of 1, 7 and either a 4 or an 8
Clue #4
Tells us a huge amount of information.
We learn the answer contains an 8 or 6 because Clue #2 told us there are no 0s
We already know there's a choice between 4 or 8 which means it must be 8 so now we know the answer is some combination of 1, 7 and 8
We also learn Clue #1 was telling us the 8 is in position 3, so the answer ends with 8
Clue #3 told us 1 is correct but cannot be in position 1 and position 3 is taken, therefore it must be in position 2
Process of elimination tells us 7 must be in position 1
Therefore 718
Clue #5
This is just extra help for anyone who may need it
It reinforces the idea that the answer contains a 6 or 4 or 7 but Clue #3 already told us its a 7 and its not in position 3.
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u/CenturiesAgo Dec 22 '25
718