Yesterday’s Problem:
What rule can you apply to each of the following words to make new words of them all?
adds, ants, inks, ohms, sheer, star
Answer:
Replace each letter with the next letter of the alphabet – adds becomes beet, ants becomes bout, etc.
Today’s Problem:
You are given three jars that contain gumdrops, candy-coated chocolate drops, and the third jar has a combination of these. You are told that every label is wrong on the jars, and the jars are not transparent. What is the least number of candies you must test in order to re-label them correctly?