Work (not overly rigorous, includes some logical guesses): The problem can be expressed as such (1000*S + 100*E + 10*N + D) + (1000*M + 100*O + 10*R + E) = 10000*M + 1000*O + 100*N + 10*E + Y where 0 <= S != E != N != D != M != O != R != Y < 10
Simplify 9000M + 900*O + 90N + Y = 1000S + 91E + 10R + D
Due to the size of the coefficient on M, M must be 0 or 1.
Assume M = 1 9000 + 900*O + 90N + Y = 1000S + 91E + 10R + D
The only solution that can balance the large value on the left is such that S = 9.
Assume S = 9 9000 + 900*O + 90N + Y = 9000 + 91E + 10R + D 900*O + 90N + Y = 91E + 10R + D
O must then be 0 for the same reason (as the 1 has been used).
Assume O = 0 90N + Y = 91E + 10R + D
Play around with (mathematical term) your remaining choices. R must be 8 to bring 91E and 90N close in value. N = E + 1 for the same reason.
Assume R = 8, N = E + 1 90(E + 1) + Y = 91E + 80 + D 90E + 90 + Y = 91E + 80 + D 10 + (Y - D) = E
Using a little guesstimation, D must be large and Y small, so Assume D = 7 (largest remaining number), Y = 2 (smallest remaining number) 10 + 2 - 7 = E = 5 => N = 6
Having been told only one solution exists and having found a solution, DONE.
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If a toy company can sell a He-Man sword or a Ninja Turtle sai without getting sued, I highly doubt Nintendo is going to get sued over a kid getting clocked in the head by a controller.
Simply put, this is wrong. Remember Virtual Boy, Power Glove, the giant bazooka thing, the stupid little robot, etc.? Some of those were successes (the light gun), some failures (Power Glove), and some the jury is still out (Gamecube controller, DS).
Yes, but all of those were extra accessories. None of those were the main controller for the system. Except for the Virtual Boy, but there was nothing wrong with the Virtual Boy's controller itself. It was the goggles that drove you nuts.
But cigarettes and alcohol are blatantly, physically harmful to children (and adults for that matter, but that's for another topic). Find me a definitive study that says that M-Rated video games are harmful to children, and I'd be more inclined to listen to this kind of argument.
You're right, the game industry will lose lots of money because of this. The problem is, why should they? Other entertainment industries (movies, books, CDs) are not regulated by legislation like this. They are allowed to regulate themselves. Why are video games being singled-out?
You are correct. And the suit isn't really about that. It's about the fact that it is not illegal and fineable by the government for a minor child to get into an R-rated movie, or buy a Mature content CD, or to buy a "banned" book. Those industries are allowed to regulate themselves, without the law stepping in. It is only the video-game industry that is being singled-out in this manner, despite the fact that it has already implemented similar self-regulations to other industries.
A PG movie is a safe bet for a two-year old though. Even without screening the movie beforehand, you know there's not going to be anything "bad" in it. This would be equivalent to buying an E or E10+ game though.
When you buy a game rated M+ called Grand Theft Auto with a string of content descriptors that probably takes up half the back of the box, then give that game to a minor...I don't know what grandma was expecting.
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S = 9
E = 5
N = 6
D = 7
M = 1
O = 0
R = 8
Y = 2
9567 + 1085 = 10652
Work (not overly rigorous, includes some logical guesses):
The problem can be expressed as such
(1000*S + 100*E + 10*N + D) + (1000*M + 100*O + 10*R + E) = 10000*M + 1000*O + 100*N + 10*E + Y
where
0 <= S != E != N != D != M != O != R != Y < 10
Simplify
9000M + 900*O + 90N + Y = 1000S + 91E + 10R + D
Due to the size of the coefficient on M, M must be 0 or 1.
Assume M = 1
9000 + 900*O + 90N + Y = 1000S + 91E + 10R + D
The only solution that can balance the large value on the left is such that S = 9.
Assume S = 9
9000 + 900*O + 90N + Y = 9000 + 91E + 10R + D
900*O + 90N + Y = 91E + 10R + D
O must then be 0 for the same reason (as the 1 has been used).
Assume O = 0
90N + Y = 91E + 10R + D
Play around with (mathematical term) your remaining choices. R must be 8 to bring 91E and 90N close in value. N = E + 1 for the same reason.
Assume R = 8, N = E + 1
90(E + 1) + Y = 91E + 80 + D
90E + 90 + Y = 91E + 80 + D
10 + (Y - D) = E
Using a little guesstimation, D must be large and Y small, so
Assume D = 7 (largest remaining number), Y = 2 (smallest remaining number)
10 + 2 - 7 = E = 5
=> N = 6
Having been told only one solution exists and having found a solution, DONE.
This took a lot longer to type than to solve.
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If it's anything like most eBay auctions, it should read:
Buy It Now price: US $39.00
Condition: very good condition
Item Location: Mountain View, CA 94043
Ships to: USA only
Shipping costs: ChUS $370,000,000 - US Postal Service Priority Mail (within United States)
If a toy company can sell a He-Man sword or a Ninja Turtle sai without getting sued, I highly doubt Nintendo is going to get sued over a kid getting clocked in the head by a controller.
Simply put, this is wrong. Remember Virtual Boy, Power Glove, the giant bazooka thing, the stupid little robot, etc.? Some of those were successes (the light gun), some failures (Power Glove), and some the jury is still out (Gamecube controller, DS).
Yes, but all of those were extra accessories. None of those were the main controller for the system. Except for the Virtual Boy, but there was nothing wrong with the Virtual Boy's controller itself. It was the goggles that drove you nuts.
But cigarettes and alcohol are blatantly, physically harmful to children (and adults for that matter, but that's for another topic). Find me a definitive study that says that M-Rated video games are harmful to children, and I'd be more inclined to listen to this kind of argument. You're right, the game industry will lose lots of money because of this. The problem is, why should they? Other entertainment industries (movies, books, CDs) are not regulated by legislation like this. They are allowed to regulate themselves. Why are video games being singled-out?
You are correct. And the suit isn't really about that. It's about the fact that it is not illegal and fineable by the government for a minor child to get into an R-rated movie, or buy a Mature content CD, or to buy a "banned" book. Those industries are allowed to regulate themselves, without the law stepping in. It is only the video-game industry that is being singled-out in this manner, despite the fact that it has already implemented similar self-regulations to other industries.
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A PG movie is a safe bet for a two-year old though. Even without screening the movie beforehand, you know there's not going to be anything "bad" in it. This would be equivalent to buying an E or E10+ game though. When you buy a game rated M+ called Grand Theft Auto with a string of content descriptors that probably takes up half the back of the box, then give that game to a minor...I don't know what grandma was expecting.