wolfgang Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Put numbers( 1 to 9 )instead of the letters to make this equation correct: AB/CD + EF/GHI = I Hint: I=C+G+H E=B+D A+F=E+H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I got more than a few answers, I'm a bit dozed to try them all but I'm pretty sure my solution: A=2 B=3 C=4 D=6 E=7 F=9 G=1 H=5 I=8 A=2 B=6 C=3 D=9 E=5 F=8 G=1 H=7 I=4 A=2 B=7 C=3 D=9 E=4 F=8 G=1 H=5 I=6 A=2 B=7 C=5 D=4 E=6 F=9 G=1 H=3 I=8 A=2 B=7 C=5 D=4 E=9 F=3 G=1 H=8 I=6 A=2 B=9 C=5 D=8 E=6 F=7 G=1 H=3 I=4 A=2 B=9 C=5 D=8 E=7 F=3 G=1 H=4 I=6 A=3 B=2 C=6 D=4 E=7 F=9 G=1 H=5 I=8 A=3 B=4 C=5 D=1 E=8 F=9 G=2 H=6 I=7 A=3 B=5 C=6 D=4 E=8 F=7 G=1 H=9 I=2 A=3 B=8 C=5 D=7 E=6 F=4 G=1 H=9 I=2 A=4 B=8 C=5 D=1 E=3 F=7 G=6 H=2 I=9 A=4 B=8 C=5 D=2 E=6 F=1 G=7 H=9 I=3 A=5 B=4 C=6 D=3 E=2 F=7 G=1 H=8 I=9 A=5 B=4 C=7 D=8 E=9 F=6 G=3 H=1 I=2 A=5 B=6 C=8 D=4 E=7 F=3 G=2 H=1 I=9 A=5 B=6 C=8 D=4 E=9 F=1 G=2 H=7 I=3 A=5 B=7 C=6 D=4 E=9 F=1 G=8 H=3 I=2 A=5 B=7 C=6 D=9 E=2 F=4 G=1 H=3 I=8 A=5 B=7 C=6 D=9 E=3 F=2 G=1 H=8 I=4 A=5 B=7 C=8 D=1 E=9 F=6 G=3 H=2 I=4 A=5 B=9 C=7 D=3 E=2 F=8 G=1 H=4 I=6 A=6 B=2 C=7 D=9 E=3 F=4 G=1 H=5 I=8 A=6 B=2 C=9 D=3 E=5 F=8 G=1 H=7 I=4 A=7 B=2 C=8 D=4 E=9 F=3 G=6 H=5 I=1 A=7 B=8 C=9 D=1 E=5 F=2 G=3 H=6 I=4 A=8 B=1 C=9 D=4 E=5 F=2 G=3 H=7 I=6 A=8 B=5 C=9 D=1 E=4 F=2 G=6 H=3 I=7 A=8 B=7 C=9 D=3 E=4 F=2 G=6 H=5 I=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 curr3nt Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I got more than a few answers, I'm a bit dozed to try them all but I'm pretty sure my solution: A=2 B=3 C=4 D=6 E=7 F=9 G=1 H=5 I=8 A=2 B=6 C=3 D=9 E=5 F=8 G=1 H=7 I=4 A=2 B=7 C=3 D=9 E=4 F=8 G=1 H=5 I=6 A=2 B=7 C=5 D=4 E=6 F=9 G=1 H=3 I=8 A=2 B=7 C=5 D=4 E=9 F=3 G=1 H=8 I=6 A=2 B=9 C=5 D=8 E=6 F=7 G=1 H=3 I=4 A=2 B=9 C=5 D=8 E=7 F=3 G=1 H=4 I=6 A=3 B=2 C=6 D=4 E=7 F=9 G=1 H=5 I=8 A=3 B=4 C=5 D=1 E=8 F=9 G=2 H=6 I=7 A=3 B=5 C=6 D=4 E=8 F=7 G=1 H=9 I=2 A=3 B=8 C=5 D=7 E=6 F=4 G=1 H=9 I=2 A=4 B=8 C=5 D=1 E=3 F=7 G=6 H=2 I=9 A=4 B=8 C=5 D=2 E=6 F=1 G=7 H=9 I=3 A=5 B=4 C=6 D=3 E=2 F=7 G=1 H=8 I=9 A=5 B=4 C=7 D=8 E=9 F=6 G=3 H=1 I=2 A=5 B=6 C=8 D=4 E=7 F=3 G=2 H=1 I=9 A=5 B=6 C=8 D=4 E=9 F=1 G=2 H=7 I=3 A=5 B=7 C=6 D=4 E=9 F=1 G=8 H=3 I=2 A=5 B=7 C=6 D=9 E=2 F=4 G=1 H=3 I=8 A=5 B=7 C=6 D=9 E=3 F=2 G=1 H=8 I=4 A=5 B=7 C=8 D=1 E=9 F=6 G=3 H=2 I=4 A=5 B=9 C=7 D=3 E=2 F=8 G=1 H=4 I=6 A=6 B=2 C=7 D=9 E=3 F=4 G=1 H=5 I=8 A=6 B=2 C=9 D=3 E=5 F=8 G=1 H=7 I=4 A=7 B=2 C=8 D=4 E=9 F=3 G=6 H=5 I=1 A=7 B=8 C=9 D=1 E=5 F=2 G=3 H=6 I=4 A=8 B=1 C=9 D=4 E=5 F=2 G=3 H=7 I=6 A=8 B=5 C=9 D=1 E=4 F=2 G=6 H=3 I=7 A=8 B=7 C=9 D=3 E=4 F=2 G=6 H=5 I=1 6 <= I <= 9 from I=C+G+H I != 9 because largest value of AB/CD is 98/12 = 8.17 but if 1 is taken then EF/GHI can not be greater than .5 so I can't reach 9 C = 1 because largest value of AB/CD would be 98/21 = 4.67 which can't be made to equal the minimum of I from EF/GHI None of your answers have C = 1 I am assuming that AB is actually equal to A*10+B not A * B. Having a hard time working the other numbers around C = 1 and 6 <= I <= 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Clarification question: Does AB mean a two-digit number AB, or does it mean A times B? Same applies for CD, EF, and GHI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 curr3nt Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 with C = 1 I != 6 because then G and H would have to be 2 and 3 from I = C+G+H means B and D have to be 4 and 5 making E = 9 from E = B+D A and F would have to be 7 and 8 from A+F = E+H we have E+H = to 9+2 or 9+3 => 11 or 12 and A+F = 15 If I = 7 then G and H would have to be 2 and 4 from I = C+G+H B and D could be 3 and 5 or 3 and 6 making E = 8 or 9 A and F would have to be 6 and 9 if (3|5) or 5 and 8 if (3|6) from A+F = E+H we have E+H = 8+2 or 8+4 = 15 - This can't happen E+H = 9+2 or 9+4 = 13 - 9+4=5+8 from this we get A=8 B=6 C=1 D=3 E=9 F=5 G=2 H=4 I=7 which is 86/13 + 95/247 = 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 72/84 + 93/651 = 1; 86/13 + 95/247 = 7; 87/93 + 42/651 = 1; 98/56 + 43/172 = 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) 72/84 + 93/651 = 1; 86/13 + 95/247 = 7; 87/93 + 42/651 = 1; 98/56 + 43/172 = 2 Oh it's supposed to equal I, I knew there was something wrong cause I calculated it to be 1, in that case: You're right, 4 possible situations: A=7 B=2 C=8 D=4 E=9 F=3 G=6 H=5 I=1 A=8 B=6 C=1 D=3 E=9 F=5 G=2 H=4 I=7 A=8 B=7 C=9 D=3 E=4 F=2 G=6 H=5 I=1 A=9 B=8 C=5 D=6 E=4 F=3 G=1 H=7 I=2] Edited April 7, 2011 by Anza Power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wolfgang Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Clarification question: Does AB mean a two-digit number AB, or does it mean A times B? Same applies for CD, EF, and GHI. AB...means...A*10+B and the same for others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wolfgang Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 with C = 1 I != 6 because then G and H would have to be 2 and 3 from I = C+G+H means B and D have to be 4 and 5 making E = 9 from E = B+D A and F would have to be 7 and 8 from A+F = E+H we have E+H = to 9+2 or 9+3 => 11 or 12 and A+F = 15 If I = 7 then G and H would have to be 2 and 4 from I = C+G+H B and D could be 3 and 5 or 3 and 6 making E = 8 or 9 A and F would have to be 6 and 9 if (3|5) or 5 and 8 if (3|6) from A+F = E+H we have E+H = 8+2 or 8+4 = 15 - This can't happen E+H = 9+2 or 9+4 = 13 - 9+4=5+8 from this we get A=8 B=6 C=1 D=3 E=9 F=5 G=2 H=4 I=7 which is 86/13 + 95/247 = 7 Wooooooooooooow !!!...Great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wolfgang Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Oh it's supposed to equal I, I knew there was something wrong cause I calculated it to be 1, in that case: You're right, 4 possible situations: A=7 B=2 C=8 D=4 E=9 F=3 G=6 H=5 I=1 A=8 B=6 C=1 D=3 E=9 F=5 G=2 H=4 I=7 A=8 B=7 C=9 D=3 E=4 F=2 G=6 H=5 I=1 A=9 B=8 C=5 D=6 E=4 F=3 G=1 H=7 I=2] No...only one soultion is right...the others are wrong. The second possibility is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Put numbers( 1 to 9 )instead of the letters to make this equation correct:
AB/CD + EF/GHI = I
Hint:
I=C+G+H
E=B+D
A+F=E+H
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