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Problem 20 (1994 AJHSME)

AJHSMENormal

From module Arithmetic and Number Theory Basics

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Let WW, XX, YY and ZZ be four different digits selected from the set {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9\}. If the sum WX+YZ\frac{W}{X}+\frac{Y}{Z} is to be as small as possible, then WX+YZ\frac{W}{X}+\frac{Y}{Z} must equal

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