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Seemingly Faulty (Posted on 2022-07-13)

+---+   +---+   +---+   +---+
| 1 | + | 9 | + | 8 | = | 1 | and:
+---+   +---+   +---+   +---+

+---+   +---+   +---+   +----+
| 2 | + | 8 | + | 9 | = | 10 |
+---+   +---+   +---+   +----+

How come?

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta

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| Comment 3 of 4 |

• Each of the box embellishments is a red herring.

• Now, visualize the puzzle without the BOXES and, it will be very simple to arrive at the final answer.

Posted by K Sengupta on 2022-07-13 09:54:19

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