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Forum Name: This and that
Topic ID: 678
Message ID: 2
#2, RE: Maths Puzzel with Answer
Posted by mr_homm on Feb-07-06 at 11:54 AM
In response to message #1
That is clever! The phrase "add the numbers" means both SUPPLY the missing numbers, and also add the numbers named by each line.

However, I think you need to have
SIX DIVIDE BY three
because your answer gives 5424, not 5423.

--Stuart Anderson

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>NINE MULTIPLY BY six hundred
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>SIX DIVIDE BY two
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>TWO ADD NINETEEN
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>5423