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In the forrectly worked subtraction problem below, each letter represents a different digit. What is the largest possible value...Question
In the correctly worked subtraction problem, each letter represent a different digit. what is the largest possible value of E?
FLEA
- BEE
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MOLE
FLEA
- BEE
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MOLE
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Steve
Clearly E cannot exceed 5, since even with borrowing, A cannot exceed 10.
That would mean something like
FL50
-B55
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MO95
That would mean something like
FL50
-B55
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MO95