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Tom now had access to the ammunition [ammo]. He now had to load a correct amount of ammo to shoot the combatant. The gun calculated the amount of ammo to be loaded and displayed the following to Tom –

“There are 27 bullets that can be fired in each roundand 64 rounds are available, which means 27×64=2x×3y bullets can be shot”

The gun can be activated digitally by entering another passcode, which is the numerical value of (x-y).

What is the passcode that Tom has to enter? ______ [Enter a numerical value]


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Solution

We know that 27=33
Also 64=82=(23)2=2(3×2)=26
Now, 27×64=33×26

Comparing it with 2x×3y, we get x=6 and y=3

x-y = 6-3 =3

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