April 2018
Problem of the Month

Cross Number Puzzle
GAMES April 2018



Use the clues below to place one digit in each box, forming a three-digit number in each column (reading down) and a three-digit number in each row (reading across from left to right).

Clues:

(1) Each digit from 1 to 9 will be used exactly once in the grid.

(2) The number A has a first digit that is one less than its second digit, and a second digit that is one less than its third digit.

(3) The number B has a first digit that is one more than its second digit, and a second digit that is one more than its third digit.

(4) C has a third digit that is equal to the sum of its first two digits.

(5) D is an even number.

(6) E is an odd number.

(7) F is equal to three times number A.




Solution to the Problem:





Correctly solved by:

1. James Alarie Flint, Michigan
2. Kelly Stubblefield Mobile, Alabama
3. Karim Tarek Cairo, Egypt
4. Mishan Kasipsarsad Johannesburg, South Africa
5. Kimberly Howe Vienna, Virginia
6. Ivy Joseph Pune, Maharashtra, India
7. Caleb Frazier Delta High School,
Delta, Colorado
8. SreeRoopa Sankararaman Singapore, Singapore
9. Brijesh Dave Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
10. Ashlee Rudy Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
11. Madison Bindl Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
12. Mairany Jaracuaro Delta High School,
Delta, Colorado
13. Rob Miles Northbrook, Illinois
14. Alyssa Rippetoe Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
15. Kaylee Gross Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming


Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher