SOLUTION: Fill in each blank with one of the given numbers to make a true statement. Each number may be used only once. 1,3,5,7,9 _ / _ x _ - _ /_ = 1

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Question 660364: Fill in each blank with one of the given numbers to make a true statement. Each number may be used only once.

1,3,5,7,9

_ / _ x _ - _ /_ = 1
Answer by kevwill(135) About Me  (Show Source):
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Given the standard order of execution of math functions, there is no solution to this problem.
Written as a / b * c - d / e = 1, this expression is evaluated as %28a%2Fb%29%2Ac+-+%28d%2Fe%29+=+1
There is no way to map (1,3,5,7,9) to (a,b,c,d,e) to make this equation true.