Digits is a math-based game developed and published by New York Times. Each day, there are five puzzles released, and in each puzzle, players have six numbers that they can add, subtract, multiply, or divide by in order to reach the target number. Once you use a number, you cannot use it again in another operation. If you’ve having trouble solving the NYT Digits puzzles for May 12th, 2023, we have the answers for you!
NYT Digits, Puzzle 1 Answer for May 12, 2023
The target is 96. There are four operations to get to 3-stars for the first puzzle.
- 3 + 1 = 4
- 2 × 5 = 10
- 10 × 10 = 100
- 100 − 4 = 96
NYT Digits, Puzzle 2 Answer for May 12, 2023
The target is 161. There are four operations to get to 3-stars for the second puzzle.
- 11 × 10 = 110
- 110 – 25 = 85
- 85 × 2 = 170
- 170 – 9 = 161
NYT Digits, Puzzle 3 Answer for May 12, 2023
The target is 275. There are two operations to get to 3-stars for the third puzzle.
- 20 × 15 = 300
- 300 – 25 = 275
NYT Digits, Puzzle 4 Answer for May 12, 2023
The target is 355. There are three operations to get to 3-stars for the fourth puzzle.
- 15 + 3 = 18
- 20 × 18 = 360
- 360 – 5 = 355
NYT Digits, Puzzle 5 Answer for May 12, 2023
The target is 404. There are three operations to get to 3-stars for the fifth puzzle.
- 20 + 19 = 39
- 39 × 11 = 429
- 429 – 25 = 404
Digits rewards players with up to 3-stars; you’ll get 3-stars for getting to the target exactly, 2-stars if you are within 10 of the target, and 1-star if you are within 25 of the target. Players can start a new operation by selecting a different number, and fractions or negative numbers are not accepted. New puzzles are released daily at midnight.
When working on a target from Digits, one of the first things you can do is to look for factor pairs of the target number, which can sometimes clue you into the direction you need to go. This is often the last operation of the solution, and you’ll use other operations to get to the numbers you need for the final factor pair.
We hope our NYT Digits May 12, 2023 Answer Guide helped you out on today’s puzzles! Check out more of our NYT Digits coverage.
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