What is the positive difference in the sums of the letters in the words MATH and COUNTS, if each letter is assigned a value as folows: A=1, B=-2, C=3, D=-4,..., Y=25, Z=-26?
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To find the positive difference in the sums of the letters in the words MATH and COUNTS, we can assign values to each letter according to the given scheme:
A = 1
B = -2
C = 3
D = -4
...
Y = 25
Z = -26
Now, let's calculate the sum of the values for each word:
For the word MATH:
M = ?
A = 1
T = ?
H = ?
Since the values for M, T, and H are not provided, we cannot calculate the sum for the word MATH.
For the word COUNTS:
C = 3
O = ?
U = ?
N = ?
T = ?
S = ?
Similarly, since the values for O, U, N, T, and S are not provided, we cannot calculate the sum for the word COUNTS.
Without the values for each letter, we cannot determine the positive difference between the sums of these words. To find the answer, we would need the missing values for the letters M, T, H, O, U, N, T, and S.