June 2017
Problem of the Month

As Easy AS A, B, ...
by Raymond Love in GAMES World of Puzzles October 2016



Can you figure out what A must be and what B must be in the multiplication problem below to make it correct?
The answer is unique.



Solution to the Problem:

The answer is



James Alarie pointed out that the answer is not unique, since it was not specified that A and B had to be different integers.   So, another answer would be A = 0 and B = 0.


Correctly solved by:

1. Anna Vice and Eliza Sheffield Tuscaloosa, Alabama
2. Brooke German Marshall, Wisconsin
3. James Alarie Flint, Michigan
4. Susan KM Amy Hunt ----------
5. Saketh Malyala ----------
6. Lisa Greene ----------
7. Ivy Joseph Pune, Maharashtra, India
8. Claudia Gibson Jacksonville, Florida
9. Brijesh Dave Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
10. SreeRoopa Sankararaman Singapore, Singapore
11. Dhanshri Patel ----------


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