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Old 07-15-2008, 07:15 AM   #2 (permalink)
rezbipul
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Here is your solution:

y must be one because y is the carry from the addition of the digits at tens position. That means z = 2.

Now the result of the addition is 122.

We get this equation:

2 * (10x+1) = 122; [xy means 10*x+1]
=> x = 3

So x+y+z = 3+1+2 = 6
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