# Kids solved this puzzle in seconds. Can you figure it out? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 19, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-solved-this-puzzle-in-seconds-can-you-figure-it-out/722983 "2015-06-19T23:24:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-solved-this-puzzle-in-seconds-can-you-figure-it-out/722983/61 "2015-06-22T02:39:01Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > Almost immediately but for a different reason than given before. One spot is labeled 06. My first thought was who would use a leading 0 in a parking lot – ah ha, it’s not a leading zero. I think that’s one of the things that tipped me off, subconsciously, it just didn’t look right as presented. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-solved-this-puzzle-in-seconds-can-you-figure-it-out/722983/62 "2015-06-22T03:04:14Z")
It’s very simple, once I recognized the theme of the card game Casino. The pattern is 16, 06, 68, 88, [87], 98. The differences between each number and its successor are as follows: -10 (the number of numerical diamond cards in a deck) +52 (the number of cards in a deck) +20 (the number of numerical black cards in a deck) -1 (the number of Queens of Spades in a deck) +11 (the maximum points in a game of Casino). It took me about two seconds to solve. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-solved-this-puzzle-in-seconds-can-you-figure-it-out/722983/63 "2015-06-23T12:14:47Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > It’s very simple, once I recognized the theme of the card game Casino. > > The pattern is 16, 06, 68, 88, [87], 98. The differences between each number and its successor are as follows: > > -10 (the number of numerical diamond cards in a deck) > +52 (the number of cards in a deck) > +20 (the number of numerical black cards in a deck) > -1 (the number of Queens of Spades in a deck) > +11 (the maximum points in a game of Casino). > > It took me about two seconds to solve. And here I thought kids would be better at craps. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-solved-this-puzzle-in-seconds-can-you-figure-it-out/722983/64 "2015-06-23T12:34:32Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > And here I thought kids would be better at craps. Babies sure are. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-solved-this-puzzle-in-seconds-can-you-figure-it-out/722983/65 "2015-06-23T13:28:53Z")
I’m kind of slow today, took about 3 seconds. Some people could probably spend a lot of time looking for an elegant mathematical solution. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-solved-this-puzzle-in-seconds-can-you-figure-it-out/722983/66 "2015-06-23T16:53:00Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > It’s very simple, once I recognized the theme of the card game Casino. > > The pattern is 16, 06, 68, 88, [87], 98. The differences between each number and its successor are as follows: > > -10 (the number of numerical diamond cards in a deck) > +52 (the number of cards in a deck) > +20 (the number of numerical black cards in a deck) > -1 (the number of Queens of Spades in a deck) > +11 (the maximum points in a game of Casino). > > It took me about two seconds to solve. If we’re gonna have a Casino-themed solution, we ought to get Big and Little Casino in there: -10 (_the 10 of diamonds is Big Casino_) +52 (the number of cards in a deck) +20 (the number of numerical black cards in a deck) -1 (_the point value of Little Casino_) +11 (the maximum points in a game of Casino). ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-solved-this-puzzle-in-seconds-can-you-figure-it-out/722983/67 "2015-06-23T17:23:31Z")
Since before your sun burned hot in space, I was able to figure out this puzzle. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-solved-this-puzzle-in-seconds-can-you-figure-it-out/722983/68 "2015-06-23T17:40:24Z")
Immediately. Might be because I’ve been brushing up on my math with Khan Academy recently. Like the grade school kids, my brain is currently wired to working visual problems with numbers. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-solved-this-puzzle-in-seconds-can-you-figure-it-out/722983/69 "2015-06-23T18:42:23Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > Almost immediately but for a different reason than given before. One spot is labeled 06. My first thought was who would use a leading 0 in a parking lot – ah ha, it’s not a leading zero. That’s what tipped me off. > [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > It’s very simple, once I recognized the theme of the card game Casino. > > The pattern is 16, 06, 68, 88, [87], 98. **The differences between each number and its successor** are as follows: > > -10 (the number of numerical diamond cards in a deck) > **+52** (the number of cards in a deck) > . I was taught the difference between 6 and 68 was 62. Is this some of that Common Core math that says it is 52? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-solved-this-puzzle-in-seconds-can-you-figure-it-out/722983.md?page=3)