August 19, 2002
Problem of the Month

How Many Trains in the Depot?
From September 2002
Games Magazine



Let T represent the number of trains in the depot in the division problem below.

Each different letter represents a different digit from 0 to 9; identical letters represent identical digits.

Although there can only be one value for T (the number of trains in the depot), the puzzle has T different solutions.

Can you find them?





Solution to the Problem:

There are two trains in the depot.





Correctly solved by:

1. David and Judy Dixon Bennettsville, South Carolina
2. Richard Johnson La Jolla, California


Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher