## Still needing HELP..but should have posted this

there is a second part to my original puzzle...sorry

So, IF ABC plus DEF equals GHI THEN,

Please any takers on this...it is driving me CRAZY !!!!

the teasers are listed across if that helps
A B C A D G
+D E F + B E H
_______ ________
G H I C F I

Not sure if you will see it correctly ...sorry

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 Recognitions: Homework Help Science Advisor The usual way to solve these puzzles is to turn your two equations into many. For example, based on the small digits: (C + F) mod 10 = (G + H) mod 10 = I. However, whenever I see these puzzles I always just write a computer program to solve them by doing a case-by-case. Here is the output of the program I wrote (notice how there are TWO answers, but that they are very similar): Code: 718236954 718 + 236 = 954 729 + 135 = 864 729135864 729 + 135 = 864 718 + 236 = 954 and the program: Code: Dim d(1 To 9) As Long Private Sub Main() Call testDigit(1) 'start the recursion on the first digit End Sub Private Sub testDigit(ByVal index As Long) Dim a As Long For a = 1 To 9 If digitsContain(a) = False Then 'make sure the digit is unique d(index) = a 'try this digit in this position If index < 9 Then Call testDigit(index + 1) 'go to next digit if we're not at the last one ElseIf isValid Then 'if we're at the last digit, check the answer printDigits End If End If Next a d(index) = 0 'reset digit End Sub Private Function digitsContain(ByVal n As Long) As Boolean Dim a As Long 'Check if the digit 'n' is already used For a = 1 To 9 If d(a) = n Then digitsContain = True End If Next a End Function Private Function isValid() As Boolean 'make sure the digits match the program isValid = CBool(CLng(d(1) & d(2) & d(3)) + CLng(d(4) & d(5) & d(6)) = CLng(d(7) & d(8) & d(9))) isValid = isValid And CBool(CLng(d(1) & d(4) & d(7)) + CLng(d(2) & d(5) & d(8)) = CLng(d(3) & d(6) & d(9))) End Function Private Sub printDigits() Dim a As Long Dim s As String For a = LBound(d) To UBound(d) s = s & d(a) Next a Debug.Print s, d(1) & d(2) & d(3) & " + " & d(4) & d(5) & d(6) & " = " & d(7) & d(8) & d(9), d(1) & d(4) & d(7) & " + " & d(2) & d(5) & d(8) & " = " & d(3) & d(6) & d(9) End Sub Originally I missed the 'unique 1-9' requirement and was finding hundreds of answers. But when I realized they had to be unique the problem space went from a billion possibilities to 362880 possibilities, so it turned out much better!
 omg...THANK YOU so much....I was trying to figure it out but just assumed that no number would equal more than 10..I was so focused in that respect, I never entertained any other possibilites...geez...but thank you sooo much!

## Still needing HELP..but should have posted this

 Quote by Alkatran The usual way to solve these puzzles is to turn your two equations into many. For example, based on the small digits: (C + F) mod 10 = (G + H) mod 10 = I. However, whenever I see these puzzles I always just write a computer program to solve them by doing a case-by-case. Here is the output of the program I wrote (notice how there are TWO answers, but that they are very similar): Code: 718236954 718 + 236 = 954 729 + 135 = 864 729135864 729 + 135 = 864 718 + 236 = 954
Hm. I wrote a program that found 4 solutions:

Code:
ABCDEFGHI    ABC + DEF = GHI    ADG + BEH = CFI
146583729    146 + 583 = 729    157 + 482 = 639
157482639    157 + 482 = 639    146 + 583 = 729
718236954    718 + 236 = 954    729 + 135 = 864
729135864    729 + 135 = 864    718 + 236 = 954
And a few more if you include 0 (I didn't catch where 0 wasn't a valid option?):

Code:
ABCDEFGHI    ABC + DEF = GHI    ADG + BEH = CFI
326584910    326 + 584 = 910    359 + 281 = 640
348562910    348 + 562 = 910    359 + 461 = 820
359281640    359 + 281 = 640    326 + 584 = 910
359461820    359 + 461 = 820    348 + 562 = 910
And even a few more if you let 0 be a leading digit (which is bad form!)

Code:
ABCDEFGHI    ABC + DEF = GHI    ADG + BEH = CFI
023594617    023 + 594 = 617    056 + 291 = 347
023695718    023 + 695 = 718    067 + 291 = 358
045876921    045 + 876 = 921    089 + 472 = 561
056291347    056 + 291 = 347    023 + 594 = 617
067291358    067 + 291 = 358    023 + 695 = 718
067854921    067 + 854 = 921    089 + 652 = 741
089472561    089 + 472 = 561    045 + 876 = 921
089652741    089 + 652 = 741    067 + 854 = 921
DaveE

 Recognitions: Homework Help Science Advisor Interestingly, when I run the program again I get all four answers. I must have missed them somehow.