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EQUATE-takeaways walkthrough
by G R Burgin
The Puzzle
This puzzle is an example of an "Equate-takeaways" puzzle, where 2 of the 9 unknowns are provided. Letters (B, C, D, E, F, G and H) have been inserted in the original puzzle example, so that the unknown values can be determined.
The Solution
The puzzle gives us 7 equations with 7 unknown values, as follows:
The equations are solved as follows:
Giving us the final solution:
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