But can you Multiply?

Logic Level 1

× 1 1 5 4 \large{\begin{array}{ccccc} & & & \square & \square \\ \times & & & 1 & \square \\ \hline &1 & 5 & \square & 4\\ \end{array}}

Each square represents a natural number, all sqaures are of equal value.

What natural number does the square represent?


The answer is 8.

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4 solutions

For the last digit of the product 15 4 15 \square \color{#D61F06}4 to be 4 \color{#D61F06}4 , \square can either be 2 2 or 8 8 . Since 8 8 × 1 8 = 15 8 4 \boxed 8 \boxed 8 \times 1 \boxed 8 = 15\boxed 84 , = 8 \implies \square = \boxed 8 .

William Allen
Feb 4, 2019

( 10 + ) × ( 10 + ) = 1504 + 10 (10\square + \square)\times(10+\square) = 1504 + 10\square 100 + 10 2 + 10 + 2 = 1504 + 10 100\square + 10\square^{2} + 10\square + \square^{2} = 1504 + 10\square 11 2 + 100 1504 = 0 Now we have a quadratic so the quadratic formula seems appropriate. \Rightarrow 11\square^{2} + 100\square - 1504 = 0 \text{ Now we have a quadratic so the quadratic formula seems appropriate.} = 100 ± 10 0 2 4 × 11 × 1504 2 × 11 \Rightarrow \square = \frac{-100\pm \sqrt{100^2 -4\times 11\times -1504}}{2\times 11} This gives us = 188 11 or = 8 but since is a natural number = 8 \text{ This gives us } \\ \square = -\frac{188}{11} \text{ or } \square = 8 \text{ but since } \square \text{ is a natural number } \\ \Rightarrow \square = \boxed{8} .

Roger Erisman
Feb 4, 2019

What digit times itself has a 4 in the units?

2 * 2 = 4 but 22 * 12 = 264

8 * 8 = 64 and 88 * 18 = 1584

X X
Feb 10, 2019

15 4 15\square 4 is a multiple of \square\square , which is a multiple of 11 11 . Hence = 8 \square=8

Nicely done.

William Allen - 2 years, 4 months ago

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