We've heard of secession; we've heard of annexation; but this merger of five states is a real peach of a solution. There are 10 different letters of the alphabet to decipher, one for each of the digits 0 to 9. 

 

           I N D I A N A
             N E V A D A 
                 O H I O
             O R E G O N 
        +      I D A H O 
       -----------------
           G E O R G I A


Solution to the Problem: 

 

            1 6 5 1 8 6 8
              6 7 0 8 5 8
                  3 4 1 3               
              3 9 7 2 3 6
          +     1 5 8 4 3
         ----------------
            2 7 3 9 2 1 8
A = 8
D = 5
E = 7
G = 2
H = 4
I = 1
N = 6
O = 3
R = 9
V = 0




Correctly solved by:

1. Jon Pence * Winchester, VA
* Used a C++ Program to solve the problem