CISRA Puzzle Competition 2008 - Hints

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B.3 Flowchart

  • Note that one of the circles has no incoming arrows, one circle has one incoming arrow, and the others all have two incoming arrows.
  • The circle with no incoming arrows is a good starting point. Put a 1 there. What numbers would go elsewhere?
  • The number in each circle is the number of unique paths for getting to that circle.