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Old 08-19-2003, 12:21 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Just pick one of the numbers for a, then you only have to solve b,c,d. Either b or d has to be quite large in order to get the 125 for bd/c (assuming a=30). So pick high-ish numbers for them Seeing as the smallest c can get is 34, they have to multiply to at least 4250 - restricting your choice even further. So select b and d, divide the product by 125 and see if it's on your list for c.

Probably not the quickest way, but simple and works... perhaps someone kind with a bit of 1337 5k!11z will knock up a program/script for you if you're likely to be doing it regularly.
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