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If you substitute digits for letters this sum can be made to be correct. Each different letter stands for a different digit.
Can you find the substitutions which will make this word sum correct?
And here is another similar puzzle without any clues. Remember each different letter stands for a different digit.
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Can you find the substitutions which will make this word sum correct?
Can you make up a word sum or puzzle of your own?
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