Problem: F O R T Y + T E N + T E N = S I X T Y Solution: (digit 0) 2N = 0 (mod 10) (digit 1) 2E = 0 (mod 10) no carry from digit 0 possible Therefore N=0 and E=5. Then O=9 and I=1 requiring two carries. Further S=F+1. Digit 2 no gives the equation R + 2T + 1 = 20 + X The smallest digit left is 2. So X>=2 Therefore R + 2T >= 21. As not both R and T can be 7 one of then must be larger that is 8. We are left with some case checkings. Case R=8: Then T>=6.5 that is T=7 and X=3. There are no consecutive numbers left for F and S. Case T=8: Then R>=5 and as 5 is in use R>=6. Case R=6: As X=3 there are no consecutive numbers left. Case R=7: As X=4 we get F=2 and S=3. The remaining digit 6 will be Y. Therefore we get a unique solution. 29786 850 850 ----- 31486 References: - Longley-Cook, New Math Puzzle Book, 1970, p54 - Martin Gardner, The Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix, 1985 - Chapter 1: New York Note: ELEVEN + TWO is an anagram of TWELVE + ONE.