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Three Fractions (Posted on 2002-07-23)

A/BC + D/EF + G/HI = 1

Each of three fractions has a one-digit numerator and a two-digit denominator. The three fractions together add up to one. Place the nine digits 1-9 into the fractions to make the equation correct.

Submitted by Happy

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There is only one answer: 5/34 + 7/68 + 9/12 = 1

(Source: Nob Yoshigahara, c/o Scot Morris in OMNI, April 1994)

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Subject	Author	Date
answer	K Sengupta	2007-04-10 13:10:47
Yeah, I thought about that too, DJ...	Benjamin J. Ladd	2004-03-15 20:31:03
Hmmm	DJ	2003-06-26 09:29:07
re: Solution	Nick Reed	2002-07-23 10:14:19
Solution	Jim Lyon	2002-07-23 09:11:31
re: Well... A Wicked possibility	TomM	2002-07-23 06:48:50
Well... (First Steps)	TomM	2002-07-23 06:24:52

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