Can anyone help me find the answer to a question i ran across on the net?

Question

Here it is- "You are confronted with the following formula:

A * [(B + C)(D - E) - F(G*H) ] / J = 10

Knowing that each variable is a unique, single-digit, nonzero number, and that C - B = 1, and H - G = 3, what is the number ABCDEFGHJ, where each letter is a digit? For example, if A = 4, B = 2, and C = 7, ABC would equal 427."


I will greatly appreciate it if ANYONE can find this answer!

Answer 1

You haven't copied the problem correctly - there are a couple of missing 'power' signs.

Its been asked here about 10 times in the last 3 days, thats how I know :)

The answer is 256973148; if you want some explanation, try searching through other others.

Answer 2

C-B=1
C= B+1 (which indicate that number B and C must be next to each other)
H-G=3
H=G+3
this make G*H must be 4 because if it is bigger than 4, the power will be too big since after power of 4, comes 10, 18, 28, 40 and 54.
so, G=1 , H=4.
A * [(B + C)(D - E) - F(G*H) ] / J = 10
A * [(B + C)(D - E) - F(1*4) ] / J = 10
this left number 2356789.
then [(B + C)(D - E) - F(1*4) ] = 10 J/A
J/A must be a number end with 0 and the only choice for that combination is
J = 6 8 6 9
A= 2 2 3 3
Because B and C next to each other , the sum of them must be an odd number. Consider that F will be extracted from them, it make F must also be an odd number.
So, just enter the left possible choice and you will get
256973148 as answer.
You can enter it into the equation to prove it.
As for rboatright's answer, i dont beleive that this question got that much answer so i try to enter it into the equation and more than half of them is wrong. maybe you enter a wrong formula into ur math calculator. and remember, 0 is not allowed.

Answer 3

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