Ashutosh's Number Decipherence Streak

Level pending

Find the four-digit number abcd such that 4 . abcd = dcba.


The answer is 2178.

This section requires Javascript.
You are seeing this because something didn't load right. We suggest you, (a) try refreshing the page, (b) enabling javascript if it is disabled on your browser and, finally, (c) loading the non-javascript version of this page . We're sorry about the hassle.

2 solutions

Snehdeep Arora
Mar 1, 2014

It can easily be observed that a and b can only be 1 or 2 (Or else the number becomes 5 digit).solving some equations we get 3999a+390b=60c+996d. Now for a=2 and b=1 we have 8388=60c+996d which has a solution for c=7 and d=8 (as a=2 ,d can only be 3 or 8) which gives us the number 2178.

Inder Chopra
Feb 22, 2014

since ABCDx4 = DCBA, the number ABCD <2500.. Now A=1 or A=2, but since DCBA is even A has to be even so A=2.. Therefor D=8.. So till now the number is 2XX8.. Now B cannot be greater than 2 since there wont be any carry to A.. So B=0,1,2.. So the BA in DCBA will be 02 or 12 or 22, but since DCBA is a multiple of 4 so 02 and 22 is not possible.. So B=1.. So till now the number is 21X8.. Now 8x4 will generate a carry of 3.. Let Xx4+3 = 10Y+1 since B=1 and Y is the carry.. Similarly, (1*4)+Y=X since C=X.. Solving, we get Y=3 and X=7.. So the required number is 2178.

0 pending reports

×

Problem Loading...

Note Loading...

Set Loading...