NeoPets Riddles (Lenny Conundrums) and Answers Here

271 = BGA
If I turn the numbers into words using the araingment of the alphabet.
A =1 B=2 type of thing
I dont think BGA is a word

Now I'm even more confused. Where did the second 3 come from?

yes like that but it's not going to be
ABCDEFGJ
123456789
you'll have to shuffle the numbers around

it's not supposed to make words

HINT:
271 - 482 = 436
really is
342 - 173 = 169
.... How?

this is the first one
BGA - DHB = DCF
342 - 173 = 169

HINT:
271 - 482 = 436
really is
342 - 173 = 169

I am so lost it isn't funny. How did you even get those numbers to subtract?

the original numbers are like symbols or placeholders, they used numbers to confuse you

Ok, I understand now how you got: BGA - DHB = DCF

But I don't understand how you turned them into: 342 - 173 = 169

Wow, Unity. After that clue, I can see it as a simple substitution cipher

THANX, unity!! i think i've got it now -- your first hint was enough for me to figure it out.
just to compare with you, i got: 4******9 (not wanting to give away the whole answer)

I got 2_ _ _ _ _ _7

not it
its 1_ _ _ _ _ _ 8

Whats a simple substitution cipher

Ok, i have no idea what are you guys talking about

Don't you get that and then convert it to letters, and then to different numbers to get 4......9?

BGA - DHB = DCF
342 - 173 = 169

A B C D E F G H J
2 3 6 1 _ 9 4 7 _

unity -- yeah, that's what you get when you solve the equation that works (after substitution) ..... but i figured you'd have to convert Back, and give the answer that doesn't work mathematically, but matches the format of the question asked. (if that makes sense to you).

Thanks for the hints, unitynow. I was trying the substitution thing but hadn't gotten very far yet.

However, isn't 1******8 actually the uncoded number? I think the LC answer should be the number in it's substituted form: 4******9

My answer is the same, I believe, JJ.

For those of you who don't know how to solve it still, I'll try to put it in different terms.

Let's say that A = 6, B = 1, and C = 5. Except instead of A, B, and C, they used 1, 2, and 3. So now 1 = 6, 2 = 1, and 3 = 5. At first glance, you see an incorrect equation, when the numbers being used are simply substitutes.

So your job is to CORRECT that equation by translating the cipher. Wherever you see a 1, you make it a 6. Whenever you see a 2, you turn it into a 4, and so on. So now let's say your equation is: 1 - 2 = 3. Using your key, you change it into 6 - 1 = 5.

For the final equation, you don't have a solution. So you alter the code according to the key, and get a proper answer. Then you back-substitute it into the scrambled pattern and submit your coded answer.

**DISCLAIMER** The substitutions used here may not be the correct ones to use for this puzzle >_>