October 30, 2000
Problem of the Week

Trick or Treat
From the October 2000 issue
of Games Magazine
by Raymond Love

The trick here is to replace the letters below with numbers that add up correctly.

There are 10 different letters, one for each of the digits 0 - 9.

Can you treat yourself to the solution?

 

        G H O S T S
        G H O U L S    
    + G O B L I N S
    ---------------
      O O O O O O S

            

Solution to the Problem:

    526090           
    526730     
 + 5613840         
 ---------        
   6666660             

     or 

    526090   
    526830
 + 5613740
 ---------
   6666660
            

Correctly solved by:

1. Bob Hearn	Winchester, VA
2. David Powell	Winchester, VA
3. Richard Mocarski	VA Tech
4. Joshbeen Grewal	William & Mary
5. Joe Vance	Winchester, VA
6. Erin McGinnis	Winchester, VA

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher