Asked by rom
Substituting the four numbers 1, 9, 8 and 3, for the four letters in the addition problems (different number for different letters) BAD + MAD + DAM. Find the largest sum!
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Answered by
Steve
this is not hard. Just start listing the sums:
ABDM
1983: 918+318+813=2049
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There are only 24 ways to arrange the numbers. Crank it out. I think you can eliminate all the ones where A is not 1. That makes one of the other leading letters be 1; not a likely choice.
ABDM
1983: 918+318+813=2049
...
There are only 24 ways to arrange the numbers. Crank it out. I think you can eliminate all the ones where A is not 1. That makes one of the other leading letters be 1; not a likely choice.
Answered by
which I'm good at
I found one that's two bigger.
819+319+913=2051
819+319+913=2051
Answered by
Calvin
I found one that's 5 bigger than what which I'm good at found.
B=3
A=1
D=9
M=8
319+819=1138
1138+918=2056
Go me!
B=3
A=1
D=9
M=8
319+819=1138
1138+918=2056
Go me!
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