In the multiplication problem below, digits have been replaced by letters of the alphabet.
Different letters represent different digits, and identical letters always represent the same digit.
Can you determine the original numbers?
| S | E | T | ||
| x | T | H | E | |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| A | S | C | K | |
| C | K | E | ||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| C | L | O | C | K |
Hint: Since there are only two rows of numbers between the lines, one of the digits T, H, or E must be a zero!
Solution to the Problem:
A = 1, C = 6, E = 4, H = 0, K = 8, L = 9, O = 7, S = 3, T = 2| 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| x | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Correctly solved by:
| 1. Math Club at Mount Vernon High School | Mount Vernon, Ohio |
| 2. James Alarie | Flint, Michigan |
| 3. Chelsea Anglen |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyomng |
| 4. Alp Aribal | Istanbul, Turkey |