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Japanese Numbering (Posted on 2003-09-21) Difficulty: 5 of 5
Find the number n such that the following alphanumeric equation:
   KYOTO
   KYOTO
 + KYOTO
   TOKYO
has a solution in the base-n number system.

(Each letter in the equation denotes a digit in this system, and different letters denote different digits)

See The Solution Submitted by DJ    
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solution | Comment 1 of 22
thanks to some computer hackery, n=9, giving the following possible combinations:
y=3 t=4 k=1
y=3 t=7 k=2
y=6 t=5 k=1
y=6 t=8 k=2

if I do some actual thinking there's probably a reason for this...
  Posted by Christian Perfect on 2003-09-21 10:12:19
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