Wednesday, August 18, 2010

SEND MORE MONEY

One time in college I emailed my dad asking for money and he said I could have some if I solved the following equation:

   SEND
+MORE
_______
MONEY

Each letter represents its own digit (0-9) and multiple occurrences of the same letter represent the same digit (eg if one of the E's represents a 3, they all do).





Solution:
   9567
+ 1085
-----------
10652

22 comments:

  1. After several hours of vigorous problem solving and guess-and-check, I think I've come upon the solution.
    9567
    + 1085
    10652
    I actually think I've seen this exact problem in a MathCounts competition before...strange!

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    1. HEy chralie Guthrie can you tell me in a easy way i couldn't get this fully.

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  3. Hi :)

    Actually I find exactly 155 solutions. Like so :

    9000 + 1000 = 10000
    9010 + 1090 = 10100
    9110 + 1001 = 10111
    9120 + 1091 = 10211
    9220 + 1002 = 10222
    9230 + 1092 = 10322
    9330 + 1003 = 10333
    9340 + 1093 = 10433
    9440 + 1004 = 10444
    9450 + 1094 = 10544
    9550 + 1005 = 10555
    9560 + 1095 = 10655
    9660 + 1006 = 10666
    9670 + 1096 = 10766
    9770 + 1007 = 10777
    9780 + 1097 = 10877
    9880 + 1008 = 10888
    9890 + 1098 = 10988
    9900 + 1199 = 11099
    9990 + 1009 = 10999
    9001 + 1000 = 10001
    9011 + 1090 = 10101
    9111 + 1001 = 10112
    9121 + 1091 = 10212
    9221 + 1002 = 10223
    9231 + 1092 = 10323
    9331 + 1003 = 10334
    9341 + 1093 = 10434
    9441 + 1004 = 10445
    9451 + 1094 = 10545
    9551 + 1005 = 10556
    9561 + 1095 = 10656
    9661 + 1006 = 10667
    9671 + 1096 = 10767
    9771 + 1007 = 10778
    9781 + 1097 = 10878
    9881 + 1008 = 10889
    9891 + 1098 = 10989
    9901 + 1189 = 11090
    9002 + 1000 = 10002
    9012 + 1090 = 10102
    9112 + 1001 = 10113
    9122 + 1091 = 10213
    9222 + 1002 = 10224
    9232 + 1092 = 10324
    9332 + 1003 = 10335
    9342 + 1093 = 10435
    9442 + 1004 = 10446
    9452 + 1094 = 10546
    9552 + 1005 = 10557
    9562 + 1095 = 10657
    9662 + 1006 = 10668
    9672 + 1096 = 10768
    9772 + 1007 = 10779
    9782 + 1097 = 10879
    9892 + 1088 = 10980
    9902 + 1189 = 11091
    9003 + 1000 = 10003
    9013 + 1090 = 10103
    9113 + 1001 = 10114
    9123 + 1091 = 10214
    9223 + 1002 = 10225
    9233 + 1092 = 10325
    9333 + 1003 = 10336
    9343 + 1093 = 10436
    9443 + 1004 = 10447
    9453 + 1094 = 10547
    9553 + 1005 = 10558
    9563 + 1095 = 10658
    9663 + 1006 = 10669
    9673 + 1096 = 10769
    9783 + 1087 = 10870
    9893 + 1088 = 10981
    9903 + 1189 = 11092
    9004 + 1000 = 10004
    9014 + 1090 = 10104
    9114 + 1001 = 10115
    9124 + 1091 = 10215
    9224 + 1002 = 10226
    9234 + 1092 = 10326
    9334 + 1003 = 10337
    9344 + 1093 = 10437
    9444 + 1004 = 10448
    9454 + 1094 = 10548
    9554 + 1005 = 10559
    9564 + 1095 = 10659
    9674 + 1086 = 10760
    9784 + 1087 = 10871
    9894 + 1088 = 10982
    9904 + 1189 = 11093
    9005 + 1000 = 10005
    9015 + 1090 = 10105
    9115 + 1001 = 10116
    9125 + 1091 = 10216
    9225 + 1002 = 10227
    9235 + 1092 = 10327
    9335 + 1003 = 10338
    9345 + 1093 = 10438
    9445 + 1004 = 10449
    9455 + 1094 = 10549
    9565 + 1085 = 10650
    9675 + 1086 = 10761
    9785 + 1087 = 10872
    9895 + 1088 = 10983
    9905 + 1189 = 11094
    9006 + 1000 = 10006
    9016 + 1090 = 10106
    9116 + 1001 = 10117
    9126 + 1091 = 10217
    9226 + 1002 = 10228
    9236 + 1092 = 10328
    9336 + 1003 = 10339
    9346 + 1093 = 10439
    9456 + 1084 = 10540
    9566 + 1085 = 10651
    9676 + 1086 = 10762
    9786 + 1087 = 10873
    9896 + 1088 = 10984
    9906 + 1189 = 11095
    9007 + 1000 = 10007
    9017 + 1090 = 10107
    9117 + 1001 = 10118
    9127 + 1091 = 10218
    9227 + 1002 = 10229
    9237 + 1092 = 10329
    9347 + 1083 = 10430
    9457 + 1084 = 10541
    9567 + 1085 = 10652
    9677 + 1086 = 10763
    9787 + 1087 = 10874
    9897 + 1088 = 10985
    9907 + 1189 = 11096
    9008 + 1000 = 10008
    9018 + 1090 = 10108
    9118 + 1001 = 10119
    9128 + 1091 = 10219
    9238 + 1082 = 10320
    9348 + 1083 = 10431
    9458 + 1084 = 10542
    9568 + 1085 = 10653
    9678 + 1086 = 10764
    9788 + 1087 = 10875
    9898 + 1088 = 10986
    9908 + 1189 = 11097
    9009 + 1000 = 10009
    9019 + 1090 = 10109
    9129 + 1081 = 10210
    9239 + 1082 = 10321
    9349 + 1083 = 10432
    9459 + 1084 = 10543
    9569 + 1085 = 10654
    9679 + 1086 = 10765
    9789 + 1087 = 10876
    9899 + 1088 = 10987
    9909 + 1189 = 11098

    You could have sent a different answer every week to your father, and get rich.

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  4. Or if every letter has to be a different digit, then you still have 21 solutions ;)

    9342 + 1093 = 10435
    9452 + 1094 = 10546
    9562 + 1095 = 10657
    9672 + 1096 = 10768
    9782 + 1097 = 10879
    9453 + 1094 = 10547
    9563 + 1095 = 10658
    9673 + 1096 = 10769
    9234 + 1092 = 10326
    9564 + 1095 = 10659
    9235 + 1092 = 10327
    9345 + 1093 = 10438
    9785 + 1087 = 10872
    9236 + 1092 = 10328
    9346 + 1093 = 10439
    9786 + 1087 = 10873
    9237 + 1092 = 10329
    9567 + 1085 = 10652
    9458 + 1084 = 10542
    9568 + 1085 = 10653
    9678 + 1086 = 10764

    Half a year worth of pocket money...

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  5. Ooops... sorry, the previous comment is obviously wrong... there's only one solution with all the digits being different, and that's the one you gave. My mistake, humbly !

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  6. 9235 + 1092 = 10327

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  7. It is the Constraint Satisfaction Method (CSM) from the Science of Artificial Intelligence.

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  8. Can you teach us how to solve it? I need to show my work for a homework assignment and im confused...?

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  9. I'm not sure how Matt did it, but I did a plug and chug where I started with some assumptions for S and M in order to get an answer in the 10,000s. You can then slowly see the relationship of what the numbers would have to be, again with a little plug and chug. Actually, I tried a value for M as zero and found an answer of 3712 + 0467 = 04179

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    1. Interestingly my sister came up with the same result using M=0 before finding the result with M=1.

      I argued that M=0 is invalid due to 0 being a placeholder and irrelevant in that slot (where there are theoretically infinite zeroes.) But it is an applause-worthy unconventional solution, and it does work!

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  10. i have
    2817+368=3185
    2819+368=3187
    3719+457=4176
    3712+467=4179
    3829+458=4287
    3821+468+4289
    5731+647=6378
    5732+647=6379
    5849+638=6487
    6419+724=7143
    6415+734=7149
    6524+735=7259
    6853+728=7581
    6851+738=7589
    7316+823=8139
    7429+814=8243
    7539+815=8354
    7531+825=8356
    7534+825=8359
    7649+816=8465
    7643+826=8469
    8432+914=9347
    8542+915=9457
    and the last
    9567+1085=10652
    that's all.there is no other

    thanks.bye

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  11. Two four-digit numbers cannot sum to more than 20,000 so M=1.

    Now this sum must also be smaller than 12,000 so O=0.

    Looking at the hundreds column, it must include a carry and N=E+1. There is no carry in the thousands column so S=9.

    The sum in the tens column must satisfy N=E+1 and so R=8 and there is a carry.

    The only sum in the units column that causes a carry and uses the remaining digits is D=7, E=5, Y=2.

    So the solution is 9567+1085=10652.

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    1. why must it be smaller than 12,000?

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