Double Nickels on the Dime
HOW TO SOLVE Creamy's birthday puzzle.
Each of the dominoes can be mathematically assigned to one of the twelve positions of a standard clock face:
1 o'clock domino ⇨ 4,4 (4 ÷ 4 = 1) 2 o'clock domino ⇨ 6,4 (6 − 4 = 2) 3 o'clock domino ⇨ 6,3 (6 − 3 = 3) 4 o'clock domino ⇨ 6,2 (6 − 2 = 4) 5 o'clock domino ⇨ 3,2 (3 + 2 = 5) 6 o'clock domino ⇨ 3,3 (3 + 3 = 6) 7 o'clock domino ⇨ 5,2 (5 + 2 = 7) 8 o'clock domino ⇨ 5,3 (5 + 3 = 8) 9 o'clock domino ⇨ 5,4 (5 + 4 = 9) 10 o'clock domino ⇨ 5,5 (5 + 5 = 10) 11 o'clock domino ⇨ 5,6 (5 + 6 = 11) 12 o'clock domino ⇨ 4,3 (4 × 3 = 12)