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Solar System (Posted on 2007-11-13)

Distinct positive integers have been assigned to the letters of the alphabet. Adding up the values of the letters in their names results in the following totals:

SUN = 18
MERCURY = 33
VENUS = 39
MOON = 36
EARTH = 31
MARS = 32
JUPITER = 50
SATURN = 33
URANUS = 36
NEPTUNE = 29
PLUTO = 40

What is the total value of PLANETS?

Submitted by Charlie

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52 according to the magazine.
For fuller explanation, see Dej Mar's comment.
Enigma 1396 - Magic planets New Scientist magazine, 17 June 2006. by W. Haigh.

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Subject	Author	Date
No Subject	CodyDunning	2023-12-16 06:05:44
planet total	K Sengupta	2008-02-07 05:24:42
Solution	Dej Mar	2007-11-13 22:47:54

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