Answer to December 8, 2003 Problem

The Holiday Greeting Problem

  

       H E R E'S       Each letter in this little message
       M E R R Y     stands for a different number, and I
     +   X M A S     trust that you will indeed make merry.
    ------------
     R E A D E R   

    Determine the value for each letter in the addition 
problem above.

 

Solution to the Problem: 

                
      6 4 1 4 3
      7 4 1 1 5 
   +    9 7 8 3
   ------------
    1 4 8 0 4 1 

Richard Johnson sent the following:

If we allow a
leading zero:
 
  4 3 1 3'8
  9 3 1 1 5
    0 9 7 8
-----------
1 3 7 2 3 1

Correctly solved by:

1. Cady Columbus, Georgia
2. Bill Funk and Bill Funk, Jr. San Antonio, Texas
3. Richard Johnson La Jolla, California
4. Akash Patel Columbus, Georgia
5. Jeffrey Gaither Winchester, Virginia
6. Britney Ford Winchester, Virginia
7. Patrick Mize Columbus, Georgia
8. John C. Funk Ventura, California
9. Tala Abou Ghazala & Hammam Serhal Le Lycee National - Lebanon,
Beirut, Lebanon
10. Franklin Harcourt Columbus, Georgia
11. David & Judy Dixon Bennettsville, South Carolina
12. Dave Smith Toledo, Ohio