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[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As long as you replace any spelled out numbers from left to right it should work

[–] stifle867 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

2oneight - if you replace from left to right you get 21ight or 21. This doesn't work for part 2 as the answer should br 28.

[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We're talking about just the first letter, so

2oneight —> 21neight —> 21n8ight