July 2026
Problem of the Month
Seven the Hard Way
by Bob Stanton
in GAMES World of Puzzles
Fast Eddie has three standard dice. One of them is red, one is yellow, and one is blue.
He rolls all three and the total is 13.
He then rerolls the red and yellow dice, and the new total (for all three dice) is 6.
He then rerolls the red and blue dice, and the new total is 15.
Finally, he rerolls the yellow and blue dice, and the new total is 7.
What was the value of each of the dice after each roll?
Solution to the Problem:
|
Roll
|
Red
|
Yellow
|
Blue
|
Total
|
|
First
|
6
|
6
|
1
|
13
|
|
Second
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
6
|
|
Third
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
15
|
|
Fourth
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
7
|