Can you crack this puzzle’s three-digit code in under 10 minutes? – Times of India

From time to time, social media brings to us a new brain teaser that makes people scratch their heads. We have another popular puzzle on Instagram that has caught everyone’s attention. It is a picture puzzle with five clues that you need to figure out to unlock it.
What is the puzzle?
Imagine a number lock with a three-digit code, and you’re given five clues to crack it open.First, one digit is in the correct spot. Second, one digit is right, but it’s in the wrong place. Third, two digits are correct, but their positions are off. Fourth, all the digits are wrong. Finally, one digit is correct, but its position is incorrect. You’ve got 10 minutes to decipher this code with these clues.

To open the lock, make use of the given clues. The lock consists of a three-digit combination. If you’re still stumped, you can check below for steps on solving the puzzle.
Here is a step by step account of how you can solve the puzzle:
Step 1: Analyze clue four (738). This clue informs us that none of the digits in the lock are 7, 3, or 8. Thus, we can eliminate these numbers from the possible combination.
Step 2: Moving to clue five (380), we learn that 0 is the correct digit, but it’s positioned incorrectly. Consequently, we place 0 at the end of the three-digit code.
Step 3: Considering clue three (206), we find that 0 is in the correct position, while another digit, 2, is also in the correct position. This information places 0 as the first digit of the code.
Step 4: Taking into account clues one (862) and two (614), we find that neither 6 nor 8 is part of the code. Clue one specifies that the third digit is 2 because it’s the only digit that is correct and in its proper place.
Step 5: Examining clue two (614), we gather that the middle digit is 4, as one digit is correct but in the wrong position.
Putting it all together, the solution to the puzzle is 042.