Adding Words Together
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No matter how far I've roamed, I've never found anything quite as perplexing as this puzzle. Perhaps you can help me find the missing numeral in the last line.
EXIT + LAX = 71
BROCCOLI + MASSIVE = 1205
SCANDAL + CLIENT = 601
DELIGHT + EMULSIVE = 1605
ADVISE + NAVY = 511
SIX + CANDLE = 459
DECEIT + DECEIVE = 1205
MEDIA + ALIVE = ?
Suggestions for improvement welcome
enigmatic-puzzle
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No matter how far I've roamed, I've never found anything quite as perplexing as this puzzle. Perhaps you can help me find the missing numeral in the last line.
EXIT + LAX = 71
BROCCOLI + MASSIVE = 1205
SCANDAL + CLIENT = 601
DELIGHT + EMULSIVE = 1605
ADVISE + NAVY = 511
SIX + CANDLE = 459
DECEIT + DECEIVE = 1205
MEDIA + ALIVE = ?
Suggestions for improvement welcome
enigmatic-puzzle
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Could the first line be correctly written as "EXIT + LAX = 701"?
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– Brandon_J
3 hours ago
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@Brandon_J Nope, EXIT + LAX = 71 and no other number.
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– Morgan G
3 hours ago
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I keep getting 1255 for the second one. Is 1205 correct?
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– jafe
1 hour ago
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No matter how far I've roamed, I've never found anything quite as perplexing as this puzzle. Perhaps you can help me find the missing numeral in the last line.
EXIT + LAX = 71
BROCCOLI + MASSIVE = 1205
SCANDAL + CLIENT = 601
DELIGHT + EMULSIVE = 1605
ADVISE + NAVY = 511
SIX + CANDLE = 459
DECEIT + DECEIVE = 1205
MEDIA + ALIVE = ?
Suggestions for improvement welcome
enigmatic-puzzle
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No matter how far I've roamed, I've never found anything quite as perplexing as this puzzle. Perhaps you can help me find the missing numeral in the last line.
EXIT + LAX = 71
BROCCOLI + MASSIVE = 1205
SCANDAL + CLIENT = 601
DELIGHT + EMULSIVE = 1605
ADVISE + NAVY = 511
SIX + CANDLE = 459
DECEIT + DECEIVE = 1205
MEDIA + ALIVE = ?
Suggestions for improvement welcome
enigmatic-puzzle
enigmatic-puzzle
edited 4 hours ago
Morgan G
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Could the first line be correctly written as "EXIT + LAX = 701"?
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– Brandon_J
3 hours ago
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@Brandon_J Nope, EXIT + LAX = 71 and no other number.
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– Morgan G
3 hours ago
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I keep getting 1255 for the second one. Is 1205 correct?
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– jafe
1 hour ago
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$begingroup$
Could the first line be correctly written as "EXIT + LAX = 701"?
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
3 hours ago
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@Brandon_J Nope, EXIT + LAX = 71 and no other number.
$endgroup$
– Morgan G
3 hours ago
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I keep getting 1255 for the second one. Is 1205 correct?
$endgroup$
– jafe
1 hour ago
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Could the first line be correctly written as "EXIT + LAX = 701"?
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
3 hours ago
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Could the first line be correctly written as "EXIT + LAX = 701"?
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
3 hours ago
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@Brandon_J Nope, EXIT + LAX = 71 and no other number.
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– Morgan G
3 hours ago
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@Brandon_J Nope, EXIT + LAX = 71 and no other number.
$endgroup$
– Morgan G
3 hours ago
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I keep getting 1255 for the second one. Is 1205 correct?
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– jafe
1 hour ago
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I keep getting 1255 for the second one. Is 1205 correct?
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– jafe
1 hour ago
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The missing step is to
Remove extra letters so that the words can be read as Roman numerals.
The equations are
EXIT + LAX = XI + LX = 11 + 60 = 71
BROCCOLI + MASSIVE = CCLI + MIV = 251 + 1004 = 1255 (???)
SCANDAL + CLIENT = CDL + CLI = 450 + 151 = 601
DELIGHT + EMULSIVE = DLI + MLIV = 551 + 1054 = 1605
ADVISE + NAVY = DVI + V = 506 + 5 = 511
SIX + CANDLE = IX + CDL = 9 + 450 = 459
DECEIT + DECEIVE = DCI + DCIV = 601 + 604 = 1205
So the answer is
MEDIA + ALIVE = MDI + LIV = 1501 + 54 = 1555
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The missing step is to
Remove extra letters so that the words can be read as Roman numerals.
The equations are
EXIT + LAX = XI + LX = 11 + 60 = 71
BROCCOLI + MASSIVE = CCLI + MIV = 251 + 1004 = 1255 (???)
SCANDAL + CLIENT = CDL + CLI = 450 + 151 = 601
DELIGHT + EMULSIVE = DLI + MLIV = 551 + 1054 = 1605
ADVISE + NAVY = DVI + V = 506 + 5 = 511
SIX + CANDLE = IX + CDL = 9 + 450 = 459
DECEIT + DECEIVE = DCI + DCIV = 601 + 604 = 1205
So the answer is
MEDIA + ALIVE = MDI + LIV = 1501 + 54 = 1555
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$begingroup$
The missing step is to
Remove extra letters so that the words can be read as Roman numerals.
The equations are
EXIT + LAX = XI + LX = 11 + 60 = 71
BROCCOLI + MASSIVE = CCLI + MIV = 251 + 1004 = 1255 (???)
SCANDAL + CLIENT = CDL + CLI = 450 + 151 = 601
DELIGHT + EMULSIVE = DLI + MLIV = 551 + 1054 = 1605
ADVISE + NAVY = DVI + V = 506 + 5 = 511
SIX + CANDLE = IX + CDL = 9 + 450 = 459
DECEIT + DECEIVE = DCI + DCIV = 601 + 604 = 1205
So the answer is
MEDIA + ALIVE = MDI + LIV = 1501 + 54 = 1555
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The missing step is to
Remove extra letters so that the words can be read as Roman numerals.
The equations are
EXIT + LAX = XI + LX = 11 + 60 = 71
BROCCOLI + MASSIVE = CCLI + MIV = 251 + 1004 = 1255 (???)
SCANDAL + CLIENT = CDL + CLI = 450 + 151 = 601
DELIGHT + EMULSIVE = DLI + MLIV = 551 + 1054 = 1605
ADVISE + NAVY = DVI + V = 506 + 5 = 511
SIX + CANDLE = IX + CDL = 9 + 450 = 459
DECEIT + DECEIVE = DCI + DCIV = 601 + 604 = 1205
So the answer is
MEDIA + ALIVE = MDI + LIV = 1501 + 54 = 1555
$endgroup$
The missing step is to
Remove extra letters so that the words can be read as Roman numerals.
The equations are
EXIT + LAX = XI + LX = 11 + 60 = 71
BROCCOLI + MASSIVE = CCLI + MIV = 251 + 1004 = 1255 (???)
SCANDAL + CLIENT = CDL + CLI = 450 + 151 = 601
DELIGHT + EMULSIVE = DLI + MLIV = 551 + 1054 = 1605
ADVISE + NAVY = DVI + V = 506 + 5 = 511
SIX + CANDLE = IX + CDL = 9 + 450 = 459
DECEIT + DECEIVE = DCI + DCIV = 601 + 604 = 1205
So the answer is
MEDIA + ALIVE = MDI + LIV = 1501 + 54 = 1555
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Could the first line be correctly written as "EXIT + LAX = 701"?
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– Brandon_J
3 hours ago
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@Brandon_J Nope, EXIT + LAX = 71 and no other number.
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– Morgan G
3 hours ago
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I keep getting 1255 for the second one. Is 1205 correct?
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– jafe
1 hour ago