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document.write( "100 digit is 2 more then my tens digit, my ones digit is 4 more then my thousands, the sum of my number is 8 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #330499 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 5 digits: a, b, c, d, e \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "100 digit is 2 more then my tens digit, \n" ); document.write( "c = d+2 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "my ones digit is 4 more then my thousands, \n" ); document.write( "e = b+4 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "the sum of my number is 18 \n" ); document.write( "a + b + c + d + e = 8 \n" ); document.write( "Substitute: \n" ); document.write( "a + b + (d+2) + d + (b+4) = 18 (clearly a sum of 8 is impossible) \n" ); document.write( "a + 2b + 2d + 6 = 18 \n" ); document.write( "a + 2b + 2d = 18 - 6 \n" ); document.write( "a + 2b + 2d = 12 \n" ); document.write( "How about a=2, b=3, d=2 \n" ); document.write( "then \n" ); document.write( "a=2 \n" ); document.write( "b=3 \n" ); document.write( "c=4 \n" ); document.write( "d=2 \n" ); document.write( "e=7 \n" ); document.write( "the number: 23427 is one possibility \n" ); document.write( " |