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maleficent · 03-29-2005, 12:48 PM

This is a puzzle, not math -ican't believe a 4th grader could get this

HOCUS
+POCUS
--------
PRESTO

It's easy to understand thatthe H and the P couldn't be a 0 because a number wouldn't start with 0 -- andthat numbers shouldn't repeat... but damn --

There's gotta be something obvious that I'm just missing... (I'm goiing to return my BS in Math cause clearly I've gotten too stupid)

the answer came from the site

92836 C=8 E=5 H=9 O=2 P=1 R=0 S=6 T=7 U=3
+12836
------
105672

03-29-2005, 12:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	This is a puzzle, not math -ican't believe a 4th grader could get this HOCUS +POCUS -------- PRESTO It's easy to understand thatthe H and the P couldn't be a 0 because a number wouldn't start with 0 -- andthat numbers shouldn't repeat... but damn -- There's gotta be something obvious that I'm just missing... (I'm goiing to return my BS in Math cause clearly I've gotten too stupid) the answer came from the site 92836 C=8 E=5 H=9 O=2 P=1 R=0 S=6 T=7 U=3 +12836 ------ 105672 __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less. Last edited by maleficent; 03-29-2005 at 12:51 PM..