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A Hand of Cards (Posted on 2009-03-08) Difficulty: 3 of 5
What poker hand of 5 cards can meet these criteria:

  • There are no picture cards, and an ace counts as 1.
  • No two cards had the same denomination.
  • All four suits were present.
  • The total of the odd cards equalled the total of the even cards.
  • No three cards were in sequence in the sense of a straight.
  • The black cards' values totaled 10.
  • The values of the hearts totaled 14.
  • The lowest card was a spade.
  • See The Solution Submitted by Charlie    
    Rating: 1.5000 (4 votes)

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    Solution Spreadsheet | Comment 2 of 3 |
    My spreadsheet reads something like this:

          1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10   Sum
    Even     2     4           8          14
    Odd               5           9       14
    D     x        4
    H     xxxxxxxx    5           9       14 (hearts)
    S        2
    C     xx                   8          10 (black)

    2 Spades, 4 Diamonds, 5 Hearts, 8 Clubs and 9 Hearts

      Posted by brianjn on 2009-03-08 20:00:53
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