January 2025
Problem of the Month

Elvis Presley
Submitted by K. Sengupta, Calcutta, India

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:

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

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher