Answer to November 2008 Problem
Election Day Cryptarithm

by Sidney Kravitz
GAMES Magazine

Each letter of the alphabet stands for a different digit from 1 to 9 throughout this multiplication problem.
Can you break the code?


    J O H N
    x   O R
-- -- -- -- -- --
B A R A C K


Does this mean Barack's the ANSWER, and John is just part of the PROBLEM?

You may send in your answer in the following form:
A =
B =
C =
H =
J =
K =
N =
O =
R =

 

Solution to the Problem:

    7 4 6 9
    x   4 8
-- -- -- -- -- --
3 5 8 5 1 2




A = 5
B = 3
C = 1
H = 6
J = 7
K = 2
N = 9
O = 4
R = 8

Correctly solved by:

1. K. Sengupta Calcutta, INDIA
2. Richard Johnson La Jolla, California
3. David & Judy Dixon Bennettsville, South Carolina
4. James Alarie Flint, Michigan