Are you able to solve this 4th grade math problem ?

It took me about 35 minutes to figure it out, maybe it will take you less time.

[spoiler] My answer:

c = 1

i = 2

s = 3

e = 4

u = 5

a = 7

n = 9

[/spoiler]

Got it, but it needed some time (might be more than half an hour). It is funny to do division by hand , which you have done 30 years ago last time, thought the real challenge was the english notation I needed to look up first (in germany we use an other division notation).

The alignment is the problem for me. Spent forever trying to figure out CU, when CU is really CU0, which throws the whole alignment off

The alignment is the problem for me. Spent forever trying to figure out CU, when CU is really CU0, which throws the whole alignment off

Agreed. And I'm not used to the notation itself. It took me some time to realize that r means remainder.

This will be very useful for people who is not used to the english division representation (such as myself):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_division

Didn't a thread get closed a few days ago for asking us to do there homework? =-P.

But seriousky this was an fun challenge and feel a bit ashamed how long it took to actually figure out.

#Murica

Oh how the education system pales in comparison to Finland.

Thanks, Obama.

Any chance you could rewrite this in X/Y=Z notation? Following the wikipedia link makes me thing this method was created just to litter a maximum amount of text in as little space as possible, do people actually go through those intermediary steps?

It took me some time to realize that r means remainder.

Sorry, but to be honest, that's just a reading comprehension fail then.

dis homework, thread is no kill,

my threds is kill

wat?