March 2025
Problem of the Month

2025 Problem
by Joseph Young and submitted by Ivy Joseph of Pune, India



Take each of the four digits 2, 3, 4, and 5 and arrange them in some way using standard arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and exponentiation) to make 2025.



Solution:

The answer is: 34 x 52 = 81 x 25 = 2025.
Eric Erdman sent in a slightly different solution: (25)(34)



Correctly solved by:

1. Kamal Lohia Hisar, Haryana, India
2. Colin (Yowie) Bowey Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
3. Dr. Hari Kishan D.N. College,
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
4. Davit Banana Istanbul, Turkey
5. Ivy Joseph Pune, Maharashtra, India
6. Cristobal Ruiz Gonzalez Central High School,
Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
7. Seth Cohen Concord, New Hampshire, USA
8. Uli Sandoval Central High School,
Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
9. Eric Erdman Northrop High School,
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
10. Arda Karahan Trabzon Science High School,
Trabzon Province, Turkey
11. Kelly Stubblefield Mobile, Alabama, USA



Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher