This month's problem is in honor of Elvis Aron Presley who was born on January 8, 1935 and died on August 16, 1977.
Substitute each of the letters with a different digit from 0 to 9 to satisfy the equation below.
None of the numbers can contain a leading zero.
(ELVIS) * A + PRESLEY + 1935 + 1977 + P = PPPPPPP
Solution to the Problem:
Here is the solution:There are three solutions to the cryptarithm:
ELVIS * A + PRESLEY + 1935 + 1977 + P = PPPPPPP
19750 * 6 + 3210918 + 1935 + 1977 + 3 = 3333333
73268 * 1 + 5478370 + 1935 + 1977 + 5 = 5555555
82495 * 7 + 6085283 + 1935 + 1977 + 6 = 6666666
In the first solution, here are the values of the letters:
E L V I S A P R Y
1 9 7 5 0 6 3 2 8
In the second solution, here are the values of the letters:
E L V I S A P R Y
7 3 2 6 8 1 5 4 0
In the third solution, here are the values of the letters:
E L V I S A P R Y
8 2 4 9 5 7 6 0 3
Correctly solved by:
| 1. Davit Banana ** | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2. Colin (Yowie) Bowey | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia |
** Extra Credit for finding all three answers