Highest path traverse puzzle
Start with any number on the top row, select any way to the bottom, adding the numbers as you go.
Each time you go to the next row, you can move straight down, or one place to the left or right. In each step you must fall on the next row.
What is the highest sum path you can traverse? What is the lowest?
24 max min 12
alphabet represent columns and numbers represent rows. (e1,e2,f3,e4,f5,e6. )represents minimum path
(F1,f2,e3,f4,e5,d6) represents maximum path
Path?
Max- 35- (f1,f2,e2,e3,d3,d4,c4,c5,d5,d6)
Min- 14(a1 to a6)
it happens to be you missed something .you have to fall on next row in each step.. besides my min is less than yours so .Not intend to hurt your ego
Thanks man. You just made my day. We can indeed fall on next row but we cannot go down diagonally. We can only go straight down. You have went down diagonally more than once. This also was not intended to hurt your ego
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