Friday Riddle Answer

nudgie
nudgie CSN Member Posts: 1,478 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
RIDDLE:

A + B = C
C + D = E
A + C = D
B + D = F

F = 6.

Assuming that letters A-E all are represented by nonzero positive numbers, solve for A-E.

ANSWER:

A = 1
B = 2
C = 3
D = 4
E = 7

1 + 2 = 3 (A + B = C)
3 + 4 = 7 (C + D = E)
1 + 3 = 4 (A + C = D)
2 + 4 = 6 (B + D = F)

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