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==References==

Current revision as of 08:03, 21 October 2010

I've seen this puzzle a number of places, most recently as an old problem of the month on Math Central

Puzzle

Complete the following sentence by filling in each blank with a numeral of one or more digits.

In this sentence, the number of occurrences of 0 is ____, of 1 is ____, of 2 is ____, of 3 is ____, of 4 is ____, of 5 is ____, of 6 is ____, of 7 is ____ of 8 is ____, and of 9 is ____.

Help

Hint
Apparently, there are exactly two solutions to this.
Answer
The following sentence is one solution: In this sentence, the number of occurrences of 0 is 1, of 1 is 7, of 2 is 3, of 3 is 2, of 4 is 1, of 5 is 1, of 6 is 1, of 7 is 2 of 8 is 1, and of 9 is 1.

References

Problem of the Month on Math Central.