February 15, 1999
Problem of the Month

Spelling Challenge
From Steve Wentworth
in Recreational and
Educational computing

Count, but spell out the values: ONE, TWO, THREE, ...

When do you first encounter the letter "a"?

Note: the number 101 is one hundred one, NOT one hundred and one."

Solution to the Problem:

The answer is:

1,000 = ONE THOUSA ND.

Correctly solved by:

1. Michael Leatherman	Norfolk, VA
2. Liz Cotter	Centreville, VA
3. Thomas Jarvis	Winchester, VA
4. Ginger Anderson	Winchester, VA
5. Trey Genda	Winchester, VA
6. Rachel Rasmussen	Winchester, VA
7. Brandon Gagnon	Winchester, VA
8. Chris Moats	Winchester, VA
9. Clark Nesselrodt	Winchester, VA
10. Chace Clay	Winchester, VA
11. Krista Ramey	Winchester, VA
12. Matt Garber	Winchester, VA

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher