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Cryptography
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Professor Abacus has earned degrees in both Mathematics and English. With this education, he has made a study of language math. In today's lesson, Professor Abacus has stated that not only does "2 + 3 + 7 = 12", but also that "TWO + THREE + SEVEN = TWELVE". Make the following equation correct by replacing each letter with a numeral (0 through 9). Each letter can represent only one numeral, and each numeral can only be represented by one letter. There are no leading 0's. Find one of the two possible solutions.
TWO + THREE + SEVEN = TWELVE
TWO + THREE + SEVEN = TWELVE
Answer
104 + 19722 + 82526 = 102352106 + 19722 + 82524 = 102352
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Even though it did come down to process of elimination, that was a tough one. Great job!
Wow, talk about brain freeze. I have been here for almost an hour. Glad I got it right. Gr8 job.
Jun 02, 2006
104 + 19722 + 82526 = 102352
106 + 19722 + 82524 = 102352
Found another one:
104 + 19633 + 83736 = 103473
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106 + 19722 + 82524 = 102352
Found another one:
104 + 19633 + 83736 = 103473
)
104 + 19633 + 83736 = 103473
R and N are both representing 6, and there is nothing representing 2.
R and N are both representing 6, and there is nothing representing 2.
Great Job!! I got really confused
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