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Solution:
Take SING to the LHS to make the equation NINA + SING = AGAIN
N I N A
+ S I N G
-----------
A G A I N
Step 1
- A = 1 or 2 as it is the carry generated from the previous step
- Given I + I = A = 1, thus I has to be either 5 or 0 with a carry
- By trail and error method, let I = 5
- Replace the values in the equation
1
N 5 N 1
+ S 5 N G
-----------
1 G 1 5 N
- N + N = 5 with a 1 (carry) = 15 which is not possible, thus I = 0
1
N 0 N 1
+ S 0 N G
-----------
1 G 1 0 N
Step 2
- N should be 5 as 5 + 5 = 10 = 0 with 1(carry)
1
N 5 N 1
+ S 5 N G
-----------
1 G 1 5 N
- N + N = 5 with a 1 (carry) = 15 which is not possible, thus I = 0
1
5 0 5 1
+ S 0 5 G
-----------
1 G 1 0 5
Step 3
- G has be 4 as 1 + G = 5 and it does not give a carry
1
5 0 5 1
+ S 0 5 4
-----------
1 4 1 0 5
Step 4
- S has to be 9 as 5 + S = 4 with 1 as carry = 14
Thus
1
5 0 5 1
+ 9 0 5 4
-----------
1 4 1 0 5
S + I + N + G = 9 + 0 + 5 + 4 = 18