[CV133] Finish the Equation

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Finish the Equation
Game	Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Number	133
Type	Placement
Location	Layton's Challenges
Solved by	Luke
Picarats	70
Mandatory	No
Reward	None
In other languages
日本語	計算成立？ keisan seiritsu?
Deutsch	Gleichungsende
Español	Ecuación
Français	Opérations en série
Italiano	Completa l’equazione
한국의	수식 성립?

Finish the Equation is a puzzle in Professor Layton and the Curious Village.

Puzzle

Complete the equation by inserting the four numbered tiles into the correct slots.

Hints

• →
• Hint 1
• Hint 2
• Hint 3

Click a Tab to reveal the Hint.

Thinking in fractions is the key to success.

As the first hint suggested, don't try and calculate out hard numbers for this puzzle. Within the parentheses, you will encounter some odd fractions. Keep these in fraction form for the remainder of the problem.

After all is said and done, as long as your numerator is 10 times larger than your denominator, you've found your answer.

The eight goes in the rightmost slot.

Your goal is to arrange the numbers so that everything to the left of the equal sign calculates out to 40/4.

Solution

Incorrect

Give it another try!

Don't get frustrated with the puzzle. Stick with it and you will find the solution.

Correct

Sharp thinking!

US Version

You have to think in fractions to solve this one. If you don't realize this early on, this puzzle can really be a bear to solve.

UK Version

You have to think in fractions to solve this one. If you don't realise this early on, this puzzle can be a real pain to solve.