April 2018
Problem of the Month

April Fools
by Necah Buyikdura in GAMES

In the following addition, the numeral 1 has been retained in numeric form, but every other numeral has been replaced by a specific letter.

Can you restore the original sum?

Solution to the Problem:

SreeRoopa Sankararaman sent in the following analysis:

Reasoning:

A + 1 = F
P + 1 = O

So P=9 and O= 0 

F+R = 9 or 8 (if there is a carry
forward)

Possible combinations of A F and R
A	F	R
2	3	6
3	4	5
5	6	3
6	7	2
2	3	5
4	5	3
5	6	2

F+R = 9 not possible as there will
be a carry forward
So 

A  F  R  L  T  S  I
2  3  5  4  8  7  6

					

Correctly solved by:

1. James Alarie	Flint, Michigan
2. Kelly Stubblefield	Mobile, Alabama
3. Ivy Joseph	Pune, Maharashtra, India
4. Brijesh Dave	Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
5. SreeRoopa Sankararaman	Singapore, Singapore
6. Caleb Frazier	Delta High School, Delta, Colorado
7. Mairany Jaracuaro	Delta High School, Delta, Colorado
8. Rob Miles	Northbrook, Illinois
9. Kaitlyn Sharpe	Delta High School, Delta, Colorado

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher