document.write( "Question 762173: Find a whole number between 20 and 30 such that when divided INTO 71 and 94,
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document.write( "This gives us this division puzzle to solve,\r\n" );
document.write( "to figure out what the digits A,B,C,D,E,F,G,\r\n" );
document.write( "must be in the divisions below. Of course we \r\n" );
document.write( "only need A. \r\n" );
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document.write( "    B               E\r\n" );
document.write( "2A)71    and    2A)94\r\n" );
document.write( "   CD              FG \r\n" );
document.write( "    2               2\r\n" );
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document.write( "We see right off that CD=69\r\n" );
document.write( "and FG=92, to give the remainder 2:\r\n" );
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document.write( "    B               E\r\n" );
document.write( "2A)71    and    2A)94\r\n" );
document.write( "   69              92\r\n" );
document.write( "    2               2\r\n" );
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document.write( "So B=3 in order to get the 6 digit of 69.\r\n" );
document.write( "And E=4 in order to get the 9 digit of 92 \r\n" );
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document.write( "    3               4\r\n" );
document.write( "2A)71    and    2A)94\r\n" );
document.write( "   69              92\r\n" );
document.write( "    2               2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we see that A=3 to get the 9 digit of 69,\r\n" );
document.write( "and also to get the 2 digit of 92.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3               4\r\n" );
document.write( "23)71    and    23)94\r\n" );
document.write( "   69              92 \r\n" );
document.write( "    2               2\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is 23.\r\n" );
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