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The goal is to find a minimal sequence of moves to return all the dials to 12 o'clock. Nine different ways to turn the dials on the clocks are supplied via a table below; each way is called a move. Select for each move a number 1 through 9 which will cause the dials of the affected clocks (see next table) to be turned 90 degrees clockwise.
Move | Affected clocks |
1 | ABDE |
2 | ABC |
3 | BCEF |
4 | ADG |
5 | BDEFH |
6 | CFI |
7 | DEGH |
8 | GHI |
9 | EFHI |
Example
Each number represents a time accoring to following table:9 9 12 9 12 12 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 6 6 5 -> 9 9 9 8-> 9 9 9 4 -> 12 9 9 9-> 12 12 12 6 3 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 12 9 9 12 12 12
[But this might or might not be the `correct' answer; see below.]