Another puzzle

Here's a puzzle for ya.

Substitute the numbers 1 to 9 for the letters a to i to give the correct answer in the following equation. You may only use each number once.

VB Code:

a                d               g
  -------    +    -------   +       -------  =  1
     bc               ef              hi

Note if a=2, b=1 and c=4, the first fraction would be two fourteenths.

The prize is a bag of frogs legs. Yummy!

Is fourteenths = 14???

Two fourteenths = 2/14

(9/13)+(7/42)+(8/56) = 1,001831502 close?????

But no cigar

Or bag of frogs legs

(9/13)+(7/52)+(8/46) = 1,00083612 closeer.....

(9/14)+(7/65)+(8/32) = 1,000549451 hmmmmmmmm

I'm making an VB app that is calculating it now...a dumb one..hehheheeh

Wondered how long it would be before you did that :D :D :D

I have the solution...shoud I tell the answer?????????

Yes please ... I've been trying for ages to work out the solution to that one :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

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Originally posted by Simon Caiger
Yes please ... I've been trying for ages to work out the solution to that one :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

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Why don't you make ann app yourselves????????It took my app 12sec........

Of course an easier way would be to go to this link http://www.experts-exchange.com/Oper..._10461258.html

I only found one...

(9/12) + (5/34) + (7/68)

Well done !

I will purchase your prize from the supermarket on the way home tonight

Thanks...;)


My dump app...

VB Code:

Option Explicit
 
Dim a As Long
Dim b As Long
Dim c As Long
Dim d As Long
Dim e As Long
Dim f As Long
Dim g As Long
Dim h As Long
Dim i As Long
Dim svar As Double
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
a = 1
b = 2
c = 3
d = 4
e = 5
f = 6
g = 7
h = 8
i = 9
svar = 2#
 
Do While (svar <> 1)
    
    Do
        a = Rnd * 10
    Loop While (a < 1 Or a > 9)
    
    Do
        b = Rnd * 10
    Loop While ((b < 1 Or b > 9)) Or (b = a)
    
    Do
        c = Rnd * 10
    Loop While (c < 1 Or c > 9) Or (c = a Or c = b)
    
    Do
        d = Rnd * 10
    Loop While (d < 1 Or d > 9) Or (d = a Or d = b Or d = c)
    
    Do
        e = Rnd * 10
    Loop While (e < 1 Or e > 9) Or (e = a Or e = b Or e = c Or e = d)
    
    Do
        f = Rnd * 10
    Loop While (f < 1 Or f > 9) Or (f = a Or f = b Or f = c Or f = d Or f = e)
    
    Do
        g = Rnd * 10
    Loop While (g < 1 Or g > 9) Or (g = a Or g = b Or g = c Or g = d Or g = e Or g = f)
    
    Do
        h = Rnd * 10
    Loop While (h < 1 Or h > 9) Or (h = a Or h = b Or h = c Or h = d Or h = e Or h = f Or h = g)
    
    Do
        i = Rnd * 10
    Loop While (i < 1 Or i > 9) Or (i = a Or i = b Or i = c Or i = d Or i = e Or i = f Or i = g Or i = h)
    DoEvents
    svar = Calcu(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i)
Loop
 
 
Text1.Text = "a = " & a & vbCrLf & "b = " & b & vbCrLf & "c = " & c & vbCrLf & "d = " & d & vbCrLf & "e = " & e & vbCrLf & "f = " & f & vbCrLf & "g = " & g & vbCrLf & "h = " & h & vbCrLf & "i = " & i & vbCrLf
Text1.Text = Text1.Text & vbCrLf & svar
 
End Sub
 
Public Function Calcu(a As Long, b As Long, c As Long, d As Long, e As Long, f As Long, g As Long, h As Long, i As Long) As Double
    b = b * 10
    e = e * 10
    h = h * 10
    
    Calcu = (a / (b + c)) + (d / (e + f)) + (g / (h + i))
    
End Function

Look at my app now...


a = 7,b = 6,c = 8,d = 5,e = 3,f = 4,g = 9,h = 1,i = 2
a = 7,b = 6,c = 8,d = 9,e = 1,f = 2,g = 5,h = 3,i = 4
a = 5,b = 3,c = 4,d = 7,e = 6,f = 8,g = 9,h = 1,i = 2
a = 9,b = 1,c = 2,d = 5,e = 3,f = 4,g = 7,h = 6,i = 8
a = 9,b = 1,c = 2,d = 7,e = 6,f = 8,g = 5,h = 3,i = 4

Well done, you have sucessfully proved that

5/34 + 7/68 + 9/12 = 7/68 + 9/12 + 5/34

For a bonus frogs leg, what is this mathematical relationship called?

If we aren't careful we'll have to move to the maths forum :eek:

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Originally posted by Simon Caiger
Well done, you have sucessfully proved that

5/34 + 7/68 + 9/12 = 7/68 + 9/12 + 5/34

For a bonus frogs leg, what is this mathematical relationship called?

If we aren't careful we'll have to move to the maths forum :eek:

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Of I didn't see that one...hheeehheheheeheh...OOOOPS....lol...It asn equation with no X....

Sorry you missed out on your bonus frogs leg :(

It's called Commutativity

I should have gone double or quits :rolleyes:

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Originally posted by Simon Caiger
Sorry you missed out on your bonus frogs leg :(

It's called Commutativity

I should have gone double or quits :rolleyes:

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Sorry, I'm not that good in English :D ..I'm of to study for my exam now, but my app is still running....:D

a = 9,b = 1,c = 2,d = 5,e = 3,f = 4,g = 7,h = 6,i = 8
a = 7,b = 6,c = 8,d = 5,e = 3,f = 4,g = 9,h = 1,i = 2
a = 9,b = 1,c = 2,d = 7,e = 6,f = 8,g = 5,h = 3,i = 4
a = 7,b = 6,c = 8,d = 9,e = 1,f = 2,g = 5,h = 3,i = 4
a = 5,b = 3,c = 4,d = 7,e = 6,f = 8,g = 9,h = 1,i = 2
a = 5,b = 3,c = 4,d = 9,e = 1,f = 2,g = 7,h = 6,i = 8

Good luck with the exam.

Your English is excellent.
A great deal better than my Norwegian, I don't know a single word :(

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