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a a a a a a = b c a a a b b c \large \overline{aaaaaa} = b \cdot c \cdot \overline{aa} \cdot \overline{ab} \cdot \overline{bc}

Each letter presents a different digit. Find a + b + c a + b +c .


This is part of the siries called " It's easy, believe me! "


The answer is 11.

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Chew-Seong Cheong
Aug 15, 2017

a a a a a a = b c a a a b b c 111111 a = b c ( 11 a ) ( 10 a + b ) ( 10 b + c ) Divide both sides by 11 a . 10101 = b c ( 10 a + b ) ( 10 b + c ) 3 7 1 3 3 7 = b c a b b c \begin{aligned} \overline{aaaaaa} & = b \cdot c \cdot \overline{aa} \cdot \overline{ab} \cdot \overline{bc} \\ 111111a & = bc(11a)(10a+b)(10b+c) & \small \color{#3D99F6} \text{Divide both sides by }11a. \\ 10101 & = bc(10a+b)(10b+c) \\ {\color{#3D99F6}3} \cdot {\color{#D61F06}7} \cdot 1{\color{#3D99F6}3} \cdot {\color{#3D99F6}3}{\color{#D61F06}7} & = {\color{#3D99F6}b} \cdot {\color{#D61F06}c} \cdot \overline{a{\color{#3D99F6}b}} \cdot \overline{{\color{#3D99F6}b}{\color{#D61F06}c}} \end{aligned}

Since there is only one 1 in the LHS and one a a in the RHS, a = 1 a=1 , then a b = 13 \overline{ab} = 13 , b = 3 \implies b = 3 and c = 7 c=7 . a + b + c = 1 + 3 + 7 = 11 \implies a+b+c = 1+3+7 = \boxed{11} .

10b+c, not 10b+7... You don't know that c=7 yet ;)

Jacopo Piccione - 3 years ago

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Thanks, typo.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 3 years ago

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