Can Someone Help Solve This Alphametic Puzzle Please

[7cats]

Was helping with my son's maths homework, which wasn't too hard:


5 + 5 + 9 +11 =


Turns out the answer is 30.

but maybe it isn't a maths problem, perhaps you need to look at letters and words to work out the answer. Either way the answer is 30.

The co-ords of the cache is N53 17.6LT W001 07.8YR

[Baldric]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question1215960.html

[beejay1124]

eh?

[sandyRoe]

Is that the type of problem you'd find in a GCSE maths paper these days?

[society]

Something strange here...

[elliemay1]

What on earth are you on about? Please elaborate.

[chrisgel]

Going by previous posts it looks as if he/she is using AB as a little messenger service for him/her and his/her mates,

[bev888]

I wonder if the problem should actually read FIVE
+FIVE
+NINE
+ELEVEN
----------
=THIRTY
and you have to find the value of the letters?

[gen2]

I thought that at first bev888 but there are 11 letters (FIVENLTHRTY) to represent 10 digits.

[bednobs]

oh god is this that geocaching broccoli?

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question1215960.html

[Mamyalynne]

Sorry Baldric, completely missed your link.

[Canary42]

See my answer under your other post.
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question1215960.html

[Canary42]

gen2 - you've counted T twice.

[gen2]

so I have, but you beat me to the answer anyway canary.

[factor-fiction]

I still don't get the bit about "The co-ords of the cache is N53 17.6LT W001 07.8YR"

[bednobs]

i still really absolutely cannot understand geocaching - anyone want to briefly describe it to me?

[factor-fiction]

This was maths homework though wasn't it, bednobs, rather than a geocaching puzzle

[bednobs]

in other words, you don't understand geocaching either factor ;)

[factor-fiction]

Looking at all the threads on here from RedDevil has put me off geocaching - they seem so complicated and vague. Although I'm numerate crosswords are much more up my street