Puzzle 44 - Cryptarithms
There is a new term for you and me. A cryptarithm is a mathematical puzzle where the digits in a sum have been replaced by letters. Let us look at the famous example of this category. SEND + MORE ------------ MONEY Each of the letter S, E, N etc stand for a unique digit. When the alphabets are replaced with their digit values, the addition equation must hold good. Let us try to find out the easiest hint. Since there are no values in 5th position in both SEND and MORE, M is the carry-over value. It can only be 1. Even if S is 9 and M is 2, the carry will be still be 1. So M is 1. Now replacing M with 1, we get SEND + 1ORE --------------------- 1ONEY You need to proceed in this way. Now let me give you today's puzzle. Solve SHIRT +TSHIRT ---------------- CLOTHES using the method we didn't discuss earlier. :) And I won't be sending any TSHIRT for guessing correct solution.