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#2 Help Me ! » Advanced combinations problem. I'm stumped please help » 2010-07-06 10:04:42

timinator
Replies: 3

First off, this is not for school or for marks but is very important to a personal project.

I'm trying to find a general formula to solve the following problem with any numbers

Problem:

I have a 3 slot machine that,when spun, can land on 10 different objects(a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j)

This slot machine has 5 different levers. And by inspection i have figured out how much each lever spins each slot. [For example lever 1 spins slot 1 from object a to object f (changes it 5 times), slot 2 from object g to object i(2 spots), and slot three from object c to a(8spots)]

Each lever does something different but i know what each one does.

I need to find what levers i should pull, and in what order to get 3 of the object of my choice. [for example do i pull lever 1 twice and lever 3 once to get (c c c)]

I don't have specific numbers because i need to be able to use this for any number.

Please help me
Thanks

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