This Problem of the Month is in honor of Elvis Presley's birthday, which of course occurs on JANUARY 8.

Solve the following cryptarithm:

E L V I S = T H E + K I N G

Each letter stands for a different digit.
Please send in your answer in the following form:
E = __   G = __   H = __   I = __   K = __   L = __   N = __   S = __   T = __   V = __  




Solution to the Problem:

The following puzzle:

   THE
+ KING
-------
 ELVIS

has 8 solutions.

They are:

   871    E=1 G=4 H=7 I=3 K=9 L=0 N=6 S=5 T=8 V=2 
+9364
-----
10235

   861    E=1 G=4 H=6 I=3 K=9 L=0 N=7 S=5 T=8 V=2 
+9374
-----
10235

   681    E=1 G=3 H=8 I=5 K=9 L=0 N=7 S=4 T=6 V=2 
+9573
-----
10254

   671    E=1 G=3 H=7 I=5 K=9 L=0 N=8 S=4 T=6 V=2 
+9583
-----
10254

   451    E=1 G=6 H=5 I=8 K=9 L=0 N=3 S=7 T=4 V=2 
+9836
-----
10287

   431    E=1 G=6 H=3 I=8 K=9 L=0 N=5 S=7 T=4 V=2 
+9856
-----
10287

   761    E=1 G=3 H=6 I=8 K=9 L=0 N=2 S=4 T=7 V=5 
+9823
-----
10584

   721    E=1 G=3 H=2 I=8 K=9 L=0 N=6 S=4 T=7 V=5 
+9863
-----
10584

James Alarie gets extra credit for sending in all 8 solutions!

Correctly solved by:

1. Kelten Hauf Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
2. James Alarie Flint, Michigan
3. Mike Bova Wallingford Connecticut