Question 252792


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Let the "carry" number be x, which is either 0 or 1

   <font size = 2>x</font>
   CB
  +AA
---------
  CCC

Then we have this system:

{{{system(B + A = 10x + C,x + C + A = 10C + C)}}}

or

{{{system(B + A = 10x + C,x + A = 10C) }}}


The second equation becoms:

{{{A = 10C - x}}}

C cannot be 0, and x can only be no larger than 1,
therefore C can be no larger than 1, since A is less
than 20.  So C must be 1 and x must be 1 since A must
be less than 10. So C =1, x=1 and A = 10(1) - 1 = 9

Substituting in

B + A = 10x + C
B + 9 = 10(1) + 1
B + 9 = 10 + 1
B + 9 = 11
    B = 2

Thus the solution is:
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 12
+99
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111

Edwin</pre>