Puzzle 3Wandering Digits
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How to Play

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A digit has wandered from its normal location, perhaps intending a life of adventure. Now it is in the wrong place in the equation. It is sad and lost, the equation broken. Help identify and return it home to correct the equation and make the digit happy again.

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About This Puzzle

Imagine, if you will, a number with restless digits. Sometimes one will wander ...

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