Question

964 two correct wrong place

Answer 1

Answer:

679

Step-by-step explanation:

The goal of this exercise is to find a three digit number given five statements.

1 - We can conclude that two digits out of 964 are correct but in the wrong place.

2 -  One digit out of 147 is correct, but in the wrong place

3 - One digit out of 189 is correct and in the right place. Since 1 is on the same place in 147 and 189, 1 is not the correct digit. The correct digit is either 8 or 9.

4 -   One digit out of 286 is correct, but in the wrong place. Since 8 is on the same place in 189 and 286, 8 is not the correct digit. We can then conclude that 9 is correct (statement 3) and in the right place (third) and that either 2 or 6 are correct but in the wrong place.

5 -  523 are all wrong. We can then conclude that 6 is correct and that is not in the third or second place, which leaves it in the first place.

If 1 and 4 are incorrect, from the second statement, we infer that 7 is the remaining correct digit at the second place.

Therefore the number is 679