Odds and evens
To the right is a long multiplication sum in which odd digits have been replaced by O and even digits by E.
What are the two three-figure numbers being multiplied?
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Answer to 1715 Open the box: The piece of card was 8 cm by 3 cm
The winner Peter Hayes of Moreland, Victoria, Australia
