[UF017] The Messy Note

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The Messy Note
Game	Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Number	017
Type	Write Answer
Location	Restaurant (Future London)
Given by	Paillard
Solved by	Professor Layton
Picarats	30
Mandatory	No
Reward	Sticker (Banana)
In other languages
日本語	番号のメモ bangō no memo
Deutsch	Krikelkrakel
Español	Mala caligrafía
Français	Pattes de mouche
Italiano	Lo scarabocchio
Nederlands	Kraak de krabbel

The Messy Note (The Scrawled Note in the UK version) is a puzzle in Professor Layton and the Unwound Future.

Puzzle

It seems you need to enter a number to open the door. The only clue you have is a hastily written note from a woman known for her poor handwriting.

US Version

So, what's the number?

UK Version

Can you work out the number you need?

Hints

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• Hint 1
• Hint 2
• Hint 3
• S. Hint

Click a Tab to reveal the Hint.

It looks like RHB, you say?

US Version

Nope, that's not the right track at all. Try looking at things a different way.

UK Version

No, that's not the right track at all. Try looking at things in a different way.

US Version

The answer is a number, so could these chicken scratches also be numbers?

The mark on the end looks a bit like an equal sign (=), doesn't it?

UK Version

The answer is a number, so perhaps these scrawls are numbers too?

The mark at the end looks a bit like an equals sign(=), doesn't it?

US Version

In this note, there are two sets of three digits that form an equation. Take a good look!

UK Version

The note is an equation, consisting of two three-digit numbers.

Take a closer look!

US Version

"121 - 113 =" is what's written on the paper. If you can find the answer to that, you have the answer to the puzzle.

UK Version

The note actually reads "121 - 113 =". If you can find the answer to that, you have the answer to the puzzle.

Solution

Incorrect

Too bad!

US Version

You'll be fine once you see what the note's getting at, but until then...

UK Version

If only you could find some numbers in the note...

Correct

Exactly right!

US Version

You have to enter 8. If you look at the note the right way, you can see that it says "121 - 113 =," so of course the answer is 8.

UK Version

The number you need is 8. If you look at the note in the right way, you can see that it says "121 - 113 =", so of course the answer is 8.