How Do You Decode the Cryptarithm (THIS)/(CLOSE) = 5/12?

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Solve this cryptarithm, where each of the letters represents a different decimal digit from 0 to 9. None of T and C is zero.

(THIS)/(CLOSE) = 5/12
 
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Edit: oops, forgot digits are supposed to be different... :blushing:

fixed:
8960/21504
 
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yyat said:
4170/10008

That answer is invalid due to the original problem constraints.

Edit: Haha. Do you mind if I ask how you got that answer?
 
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t=8 h=9 i=6 s=0 c=2 l=1 o=5 e=4
this=8960 close=21504
this*12=107520 close*5=107520