Can you find this lock’s secret code to help unlock it? This brain teaser is making waves on social media. Clues to the lock’s secret code are given as clues and the challenge is to find the correct code and open the lock. Such brain teasers have been a huge hit on social networks. Everyone participates in solving such questions. Challenges like “try to solve it in 10 seconds”, “can you solve it in 5 seconds” tempt people to try this. Finding the correct combination of numbers from a set of clues is a very popular form of brain teaser that tests an individual’s reasoning abilities. To solve this conundrum, let’s first take a look at the clues:682- One digit is correct and in the correct position 614- One digit is correct but in the wrong position 206- Two digits are correct but both are in the wrong position 738- All digits are incorrect 380 – One digit is correct but in the wrong position Let’s start Start with a process of elimination so we know which numbers to focus on. The fourth option says 7,3 and 8 are not in the code, which means our secret code could have 6, 1, 4, 2 and 0. Now let’s come to the last clue which from We then conclude that 0 is definitely in the secret code and is definitely not the third digit of the number. Now let’s go to the clue where the number 0 is. Since the number 0 here is in the wrong place and is not allowed to be in the third digit, this helps us figure out that the first digit of the secret code is 0 .The secret code starts with 0. Now, find the remaining two digits. To find the next digit of the clue code club number 1 and 2 together. This eliminates 6. 2 is the second digit of the code. From the clues, it’s clear that 1 is definitely not part of the code, which leaves us with the number 4. The first clue gives us the third digit of the code which is 2, the third clue gives know that the first digit of that code is 0 and the middle digit is 4. The answer is 042!
