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    Maths Puzzle Send More Money Solution

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    1. The puzzle involves assigning single digit numbers to the letters in SEND+MORE=MONEY such that the addition is correct. 2. Working through the logic of carries and sums, the only possible values are S=9, E=5, N=6, D=7, R=8, M=1, O=0, Y=2.

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    Maths Puzzle Send More Money Solution

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    1. The puzzle involves assigning single digit numbers to the letters in SEND+MORE=MONEY such that the addition is correct. 2. Working through the logic of carries and sums, the only possible values are S=9, E=5, N=6, D=7, R=8, M=1, O=0, Y=2.

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    1. The puzzle involves assigning single digit numbers to the letters in SEND+MORE=MONEY such that the addition is correct. 2. Working through the logic of carries and sums, the only possible values are S=9, E=5, N=6, D=7, R=8, M=1, O=0, Y=2.

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    Maths Puzzle Send More Money Solution

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    1. The puzzle involves assigning single digit numbers to the letters in SEND+MORE=MONEY such that the addition is correct. 2. Working through the logic of carries and sums, the only possible values are S=9, E=5, N=6, D=7, R=8, M=1, O=0, Y=2.

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    Dudeney's SEND+MORE = MONEY puzzle above (columns are

    numbered from right to left):


    S E N D
    + M O R E
    = M O N E Y

    {\displaystyle
    {\begin{matrix}&&{\text{S}}&{\text{E}}&{\text{N}}&{\text{D}}\\
    +&&{\text{M}}&{\text{O}}&{\text{R}}&{\text{E}}\\\hline
    =&{\text{M}}&{\text{O}}&{\text{N}}&{\text{E}}&{\text{Y}}\\\end
    {matrix}}}
    

    1. From column 5, M = 1 since it is the only carry-over


    possible from the sum of two single digit numbers in
    column 4.
    2. Since there is a carry in column 5, O must be less than or
    equal to M (from column 4). But O cannot be equal to M,
    so O is less than M. Therefore O = 0.
    3. Since O is 1 less than M, S is either 8 or 9 depending on
    whether there is a carry in column 4. But if there were a
    carry in column 4, N would be less than or equal to O
    (from column 3). This is impossible since O = 0. Therefore
    there is no carry in column 3 and S = 9.
    4. If there were no carry in column 3 then E = N, which is
    impossible. Therefore there is a carry and N = E + 1.
    5. If there were no carry in column 2, then ( N + R ) mod 10 =
    E, and N = E + 1, so ( E + 1 + R ) mod 10 = E which means (
    1 + R ) mod 10 = 0, so R = 9. But S = 9, so there must be a
    carry in column 2 so R = 8.
    6. To produce a carry in column 2, we must have D + E = 10
    + Y.
    7. Y is at least 2 so D + E is at least 12.
    8. The only two pairs of available numbers that sum to at
    least 12 are (5,7) and (6,7) so either E = 7 or D = 7.
    9. Since N = E + 1, E can't be 7 because then N = 8 = R so D
    = 7.
    10. E can't be 6 because then N = 7 = D so E = 5 and N = 6.
    11. D + E = 12 so Y = 2.

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