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Homophonic Equality (Posted on 2005-01-18) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Every letter of the alphabet is given a nonzero numerical value which need not be an integer. The value of a word is the product of the values of its letters. For example, if c=2, a=4, and t=3, then "cat" has the value 2*4*3=24.

Suppose that every pair of homophones has equal values (thus, ate=eight, implying a=igh).

Show that every letter of the alphabet has value 1.

See The Solution Submitted by David Shin    
Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)

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  Subject Author Date
re: eduCharles Walker2022-08-19 02:40:30
eduHanna Edwards2021-04-28 00:44:12
whaaaaattt????Andy2005-05-10 20:21:21
Still need to prove v=1...David Shin2005-01-25 19:27:02
re: Homonym verificationDJ2005-01-19 19:24:47
SolutionFirst ThoughtsDJ2005-01-19 19:13:53
No Subjectgeegee2005-01-19 13:03:06
re: Homonym verificationnikki2005-01-18 22:30:24
Homonym verificationDavid Shin2005-01-18 21:38:24
SolutionBrute forcenikki2005-01-18 21:22:21
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