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Tough Puzzle (part 1) (Posted on 2007-08-09) Difficulty: 3 of 5
The following puzzle has just one solution.
  TOUGH
+ TOUGH 
 ------
 PUZZLE
Can you find it?

... and this one has two solutions.

  TOUGH
  TOUGH
+ TOUGH 
 ------
 PUZZLE
Can you find them?

See The Solution Submitted by Josie Faulkner    
Rating: 4.2500 (4 votes)

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First solution | Comment 3 of 4 |
First, it's obvious that P=1, and T is at least 5.

Since the O+O and U+U columns have a Z at the bottom, either G+G is greater than 10 and U+U is also greater than 10, or G+G is less than 10 and U+U is also less than 10.

1st case: G greater than 5. U=5, O=0, Z=1; doesn't work. U=6, O=1; doesn't work. U=7, O=2, Z=5; T=8; doesn't work. U=8, O=3, Z=7, T=9... G is 5 or 6, and H is 2, 4, 5 or 6. A little trial and error shows G=5 and H=2 works: 93852+93852=187704.

2nd case: why bother? If there's only one solution, this must not work out.


  Posted by Old Original Oskar! on 2007-08-09 23:44:43
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