In the ten cells of the diagram below, write a ten-digit number such that the digit in the first cell indicates the total number of zeroes in the entire number, the digit in the cell marked "1" indicates the total number of ones in the entire number, and so forth to the last cell, whose digit indicates the total number of nines in the number (Zero is a digit, of course, and may be entered in the cells). The answer is unique.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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Solution:
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Correctly solved by:
| 1. Richard K. Johnson | La Jolla, California |
| 2. Griffin | ---------- |
| 3. Christopher March | Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia |
| 4. Nick von Keller | Winchester, Virginia |
| 5. ---------- | United Kingdom |
| 6. Rick Jones | Kennett Square, Pennsylvania |
| 7. David Powell | Winchester, Virginia |
| 8. Bahareh Joukar | Winchester, Virginia |
| 9. Rich Murray | Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada |
| 10. James Alarie | University of Michigan -- Flint, Michigan |
| 11. John Beasley | Winchester, Virginia |
| 12. Laurence O'Neill | Winchester, Virginia |
| 13. Keith Mealy | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 14. Walt Arrison | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 15. James Shuster | Rockford, Michigan |
| 16. Jessica Gates | Rockford, Michigan |
| 17. Nicki Bohnsack | Rockford, Michigan |