Answer to December 13, 2004 Problem of the Week

A true addition certainly. And a merry twelve days of Christmas to all who solve this little gem of a cryptogram.


          T W O       
      T H R E E      
    + S E V E N       
    -----------      
    T W E L V E

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

Solution to the Problem:

                
          1 0 4
      1 9 7 2 2 
   +  8 2 5 2 6
   ------------
    1 0 2 3 5 2

Several problem solvers wrote in to say that the 4 and 6 could be switched.

1. Sharina Broughton	Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
2. James Alarie	University of Michigan -- Flint, Flint, Michigan
3. Jeffrey Gaither	Winchester, Virginia
4. Jason LaRusso	Winchester, Virginia
5. Laura Rickman	Columbus, Georgia
6. Chris McCormick	Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
7. Jonas Sutinen	Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
8. Gustav Nilsson	Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
9. Erik Hultgren	Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
10. Julie W.	Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey
11. Daniel Kvist	Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
12. Arin Smith	Winchester, Virginia
13. David & Judy Dixon	Bennettsville, South Carolina
14. Sheila Shah	Arlington, Virginia
15. Kailen Ko	Winchester, Virginia
16. Enrique Pittaluga	Winchester, Virginia
17. Seok Ho Hong	Edmonds, Washington

December 13, 2004 Problem of the Week