March 22, 1999
Problem of the Week

The College Student Letter Home



Solve the following cryptogram from a college student to his parents. You must transpose the letters into digits to make the corresponding addition problem add up correctly.

Each letter represents the same numeral each time it occurs, and a different numeral from every other letter. 


            $ SE.ND
           +  MO.RE
           ----------
             MON.EY



Solution to the Problem:

There are several correct solutions: 
  

           
            $ 95.67   
              10.85
           --------  
             106.52  


           
            $ 83.24          
              09.13   
           --------       
             092.37  


            $ 96.72   
              10.96
           --------  
             107.68

This is one of the most famous cryptarithms, and was first published by Henry Dudeney, a British puzzlist, in 1924.




Correctly solved by:

1. Dave Manning Coopersburg, PA
(Lehigh University)
2. Jia Ran Rome, Italy
3. Matt Miller Winchester , VA
4. Jeremy Ramsey Winchester, VA
5. Paul Carpenter Winchester, VA
6. Todd Lewis Winchester, VA


Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher