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3 cards with numbers from 1 to 9 are distributed to 3 people in a few rounds. The final sums of numbers in cards received by them are 13, 15, 23 respectively. Find the numbers on the cards.
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#!/usr/bin/env python3 | |
from random import shuffle | |
def trial(x, y, z): | |
numbers = [x, y, z] | |
sums = [0, 0, 0] | |
while all([n < 23 for n in sums]): | |
shuffle(numbers) | |
sums = [sums[0] + numbers[0], sums[1] + | |
numbers[1], sums[2] + numbers[2]] | |
print(sums) | |
if sorted(sums) == [13, 15, 23]: | |
return True | |
return False | |
candidates = list(range(1, 10)) | |
while True: | |
shuffle(candidates) | |
x, y, z = candidates[0], candidates[1], candidates[2] | |
if trial(x, y, z): | |
print('Success', x, y, z) | |
break | |
else: | |
print('Failure', x, y, z) |
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