I have been stressing over this one cryptarithm. Can you help me solving it? |
hi
* nt
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at
fin
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foot
If "t" in the multiplier times "hi" in the multiplicand yields "at" in the first partial product; also "n" in the multiplier times "hi" in the multiplicand yields "fin" in the second partial product, this suggests that i = 1 or otherwise i = 6 and "t" and "n" are even numbers. Letīs first try i = 1. Substituting "i" for "1" the set-up would become: h1
* nt
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at
f1n
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foot
Easy to see that "o" should equal 2 because it results from "1" plus a "carry 1" from the sum a + n = o + 10. So we come to: h1
* nt
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at
f1n
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f22t
In order to get "n" times h1 = f1n we must have n = 3 and h = 7 or otherwise n = 7 and h = 3. And in both cases "f" should equal 2. But this is impossible because we have already determined o = 2. Hence we must go back to where we started and now make i = 6 as far as i = 1 has revealed impossible. Then we start again with: h6
* nt
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at
f6n
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foot
We also know that "t" and
"n" are even numbers. Easy to deduct that h6
* nt
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at
f6n
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f77t
In the column printed with characters
in bold we see that a + n = 17. For this to be true there
are only two alternatives: 9 + 8 = 17 or 8 + 9 = 17. But
we also know thar "n" is an even number, so
that makes h6
* 8t
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9t
f68
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f77t
In the first partial product we see
that "t" times "h6" equals
"9t". Hence 46
* 82
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92
f68
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f772
It is evident that f = 3 leading us to the final solution: 46
* 82
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92
368
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