Segmented Numbers

Of all the numbers whose literal representations in capital letters consists only of straight-line segments (for example, FIVE), only one number has a value equal to the number of segments used to write it. Which number has this property?


The answer is 29.

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2 solutions

Angelena Coralie
Mar 24, 2014

This is the only solution that satisfies the requirement that the capital letters shall consist only of straight-line segments: TWENTY-NINE

It took a few minutes, and a bit of confusion with the problem because for some reason I mistook the lower case letters for upper case( I seriously wish I had a pencil and paper) , but it does come down to 29

Robert Fritz - 7 years, 2 months ago

COOL

Naveen Kumar tunakala - 7 years, 2 months ago
Pola Forest
Mar 25, 2014

It took some time, testing out the numbers, but eventually it came down to 29

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