Recreational Math(s)?

Question

Can anyone solve this?

ATOM
+BOMB
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BINGO

Actually, I'm sure quite a lot of you will but just to give you a hand, I can tell you that A = 9 and G = 5.

Please also note that once a letter has been asigned a number, no other letter will have that number.

Sorry, but for some reason I can't get the words to line up. If you assume the word 'Atom' is moved one place to the right, I'm sure it will all make sense!

Answer 1

Hi Andy,

I=0, B=1, M=2, O=3, T=4, G=5, N=7, A=9

Without the hints it becomes a little more difficult since there are more possible carry overs.

First B must equal 1, and since you have given A=9 (thanks) we must have M+1 = O with M<=7. If M= 2 then O = 3 and O+M = 2+3 =5 = G (also given). T+O = N. T is non-zero and cannot be 1,2,3 or 5 so the least it could be is 4. In fact T must = 4 or 7 since if T = 6 then T+O = 6+3 = 9 which it can't be since A =9.
But if T=7 then T+O = 10 which means N = 0 and A+B+1 = 11 which would make I =1 which is not possible since B=1; so T=4 which means N = 7 and I = 0.

Checking out we have:
atom+bomb= bingo
9432+1321 =10753

Answer 2

uh huh. If you say so.
also wanted to tell you that those words do not work together. "recreational" and 'Math"
the term 'recreational' implies something fun. Which math is NOT!

Answer 3

am too tired to sit down and look at it seriously, but it looks like fun, have you any more examples? where did you get them? I love puzzles.

Answer 4

_9432
+1321
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10753

I=0
B=1
M=2
O=3
T=4
G=5
N=7
A=9