Long division with zero to nine substitution

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The discussion centers on solving a cryptarithmic long division problem involving the substitution of letters with digits from 0 to 9. The specific letters involved are F, A, R, N, K, T, B, I, and M, with the stipulation that F, N, A, and R cannot be 0. Participants emphasize that each letter must represent a unique digit, and the formatting of the problem is clarified to avoid confusion regarding the placement of dots. The consensus is that identifying which digit corresponds to 0 is straightforward once the unique digit requirement is established.

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Substitute the letters by a different digit from 0 to 9 to satisfy this cryptarithmic long division problem.

....N K T
...-------------------
F A R |...F R M N K B
...A K K N
...---------------------
..... A B I K
...AM O K
...---------------
.....R T I B
.....R A K T
...-------------
.....R A F

Note:

(i) None of F, N, A and R can be 0.

(ii) All the dots are posited with a view to facilitate the formatting, and none of the said dots represent decimal points, or correspond to any arithmetic operations.
 
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Actually, I think that as long as you state that none of the letters represent the *same* digit, you don't need to give the hint about which ones aren't 0. Figuring out which is 0 is pretty simple.

A = 2
B = 7
F = 3
I = 0
K = 8
M = 5
N = 9
O = 6
R = 1
T = 4

DaveE
 

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