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What's Going On? (Posted on 2005-07-05) Difficulty: 3 of 5
How do you explain the following addition problems?
      87678          185634
    + 43125        +  86257
    -------        --------
    1821784           62872

  Submitted by Bractals    
Rating: 3.0000 (3 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
The base is minus nine. Addition is the same as with
a plus nine base. Except a carry is minus one if the
column to the left sums to greater than zero; eighteen
otherwise.

   -1(-9)^n = 1(-9)^(n+1) + 8(-9)^n

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  Subject Author Date
SolutionPuzzle SolutionK Sengupta2022-03-02 21:09:21
re: solution -how i got itjosh2005-07-06 02:43:21
Solutionsolutionjosh2005-07-06 02:23:21
Solution (spoiler)Richard2005-07-06 00:51:33
Some Thoughtsa thoughtPaul2005-07-05 21:13:22
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