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[simleung]

Please help. I know what the final result should be through trial and error, but there HAS to be a better way. Here's where I got to before I had to use the trial and error method.

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 7   4  69 | 1 26  8 | 259 35 29
39   2   8 |39  5  4 |  7   1  6
 5 1369 169|39 26  7 | 249 34  8
 4  69   7 | 5  3  1 | 269  8 29
239 39  259| 4  8  6 | 259  7  1
 8  16  156| 2  7  9 | 456 45  3
 6   5   4 | 8  9  3 |  1   2  7
 1   7   3 | 6  4  2 |  8   9  5
29   8  29 | 7  1  5 |  3   6  4


Thanks much!

[daj95376]

You need to examine row 1 for <3>. I think you will find your simpler way.

[simleung]

gaaaah!! i hate it when i do that

much thanks daj!!