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www.the-actuary.org.uk 2008 October 45
Coffee break Puzzles
Puzzle 405 Sum squares solution
Puzzle 404 Cryptic crossword solution
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Puzzle 408 Keep dividing
(In this problem, a number written as a,bcd
means (a*1000) + (b*100) + (c*10) +d, etc.)
Find a nine digit number abc,def,ghi made
up of the digits 1 to 9, so that the first n
digits of the number make a smaller number
divisible by n. (For example, a,bcd,efg is
divisible by 7.)
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