November 2008
Problem of the Month

Election Day Cryptarithm
by Sidney Kravitz
GAMES Magazine

Each letter of the alphabet stands for a different digit from 1 to 9 throughout this multiplication problem.
Can you break the code?

		J	O	H	N
		x		O	R
--	--	--	--	--	--
B	A	R	A	C	K

Does this mean Barack's the ANSWER, and John is just part of the PROBLEM?

You may send in your answer in the following form:
A =
B =
C =
H =
J =
K =
N =
O =
R =

Solution to the Problem:

		7	4	6	9
		x		4	8
--	--	--	--	--	--
3	5	8	5	1	2

A = 5
B = 3
C = 1
H = 6
J = 7
K = 2
N = 9
O = 4
R = 8

Correctly solved by:

1. K. Sengupta	Calcutta, INDIA
2. Richard Johnson	La Jolla, California
3. David & Judy Dixon	Bennettsville, South Carolina
4. James Alarie	Flint, Michigan

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher