Do you know your ABCD's?

Logic Level 2

A B C D E F × F G G G G G G \large{\begin{array}{cccccc} &A &B & C &D & E & F \\ \times & & & & &&F\\ \hline &G & G & G & G & G & G \\ \end{array}}

Given that A , B , C , D , E , F A,B,C,D,E,F and G G are distinct digits that satisfy the cryptogram above, find the value of A + B + C + D + E + F + G . A+B+C+D+E+F+G.


The answer is 36.

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3 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Nov 30, 2015
  • F 1 F \ne 1 . If F = 1 F =1 then A B C D E F × F > A B C D E F G G G G G G \overline{ABCDEF} \times F > \overline{ABCDEF} \ne \overline{GGGGGG} .
  • F 2 F \ne 2 . If F = 2 F=2 then F × F = 4 = G F \times F = 4 = G . E E must be 7 7 so that E F × F = 144 \overline{EF} \times F = 144 . We find that we cannot find a D × 2 D \times 2 that ends with 3 3 so that D 72 × 2 = 1 0 44 \overline{D72} \times 2 = \overline{^0_1 44} .
  • F 3 F \ne 3 . If F = 3 F=3 then F × F = 9 = G F \times F = 9 = G . We cannot find an E × 3 E \times 3 (other than 3 = F 3 = F ) that ends with 9 9 so that E 3 × 3 = 1 0 99 \overline{E3} \times 3 = \overline{^0_1 99} .
  • F 4 F \ne 4 . If F = 4 F = 4 , then F × F = 16 F \times F = 16 and G = 6 G = 6 , but we cannot find an E × 4 E \times 4 that ends with 5 5 so that E 4 × 4 = 1 0 66 \overline{E4} \times 4 = \overline{^0_1 66} .
  • Therefore, F 5 F \ge 5 and A A can only be 1 1 so that A B C D E F × F 999999 \overline{ABCDEF} \times F \le 999999 .
  • F 5 F \ne 5 because we cannot find E 5 × 5 = 1 0 55 \overline{E5} \times 5 = \overline{^0_1 55} .
  • F 6 F \ne 6 because we cannot find E 6 × 6 = 1 0 66 \overline{E6} \times 6 = \overline{^0_1 66} .
  • F 8 F \ne 8 . If F = 8 F = 8 , then G = 4 G = 4 , but A × F + 1 0 = 1 × 8 + 1 0 = 8 A \times F + ^0_1 = 1 \times 8 + ^0_1 = 8 or 9 9 and not 4 4 .
  • F 9 F \ne 9 or else A B C D E F × F > 999999 \overline{ABCDEF} \times F > 999999 .
  • Therefore F F must be 7 \boxed{7} , and G = 9 G = 9 .

999999 ÷ 7 = 142857 A + B + C + D + E + F + G = 1 + 4 + 2 + 8 + 5 + 7 + 9 = 36 \Rightarrow 999999 \div 7 = 142857 \quad \Rightarrow A+B+C+D+E+F+G= 1+4+2+8+5+7+9 = \boxed{36} .

你永远会用最复杂的东西👍

Zhaochen Xie - 5 years, 6 months ago

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Rough translation:

You will always use the most complicated things. 👍

Sharky Kesa - 5 years, 5 months ago

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exactly xD

Zhaochen Xie - 5 years, 3 months ago

But I hope the solution is the simplest.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 5 years, 3 months ago

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@Chew-Seong Cheong 我的感觉就是,扫一眼字母就肯定排除偶数,然后排除1,3,5(重复数字),最后9太大

Zhaochen Xie - 5 years, 3 months ago

Hence, A = 1 , B = 4 , C = 2 , D = 8 , E = 5 , F = 7 , G = 9 A= 1,B=4,C=2,D=8,E=5,F=7,G=9 . The sum is 36 \boxed{36} .

You don't need to test for all values from 1 to 9 to get F. Note that GGGGGG=111111G=3×7×11×13×37×G. This means that F=3 or 7. Then the questions becomes a lot easier. This means that G in both cases is 9. Now if F is 3 then ABCDEF=333333 which isn't possible as A,B,C,D,E,F are distinct. This means that F=7 and this means that ABCDEF=999999/7=142857.

Kushagra Sahni - 5 years, 6 months ago

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That was a good approach! Never thought of it....thanks!

Partho Roychoudhury - 5 years, 6 months ago

GGGGGG=111111G=3×7×11×13×37×G. (This means that F=3 or 7) how ????

Syed Ateeq Shah - 5 years, 6 months ago

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Because F is a single digit positive integer so it can only be 3 or 7. Also it can't be equal to G because A,B,C,D,E,F,G all are distinct.

Kushagra Sahni - 5 years, 6 months ago

I actually tried divisions for 111111, 222222, 333333, ..., 999999 and found that 999999 ÷ \div 7 = 142857.

1 + 4 + 2 + 8 + 5 + 7 + 9 = 36

Answer: 36 \boxed{36}

Lu Chee Ket - 5 years, 4 months ago
Zhaochen Xie
Nov 30, 2015

GGGGGG=111111*G=3 * 7 * 13 * 37 * G, which means that F can only be 3 or 7 and G=9. Since when F=3, A=B=C=D=E=F, F=7. 999999/7=142857

What do you mean by 111111G=371337?

Gelsen Kershein - 5 years, 6 months ago

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there seems to be a bug that ate my multiplication signs, im fixing it now

Zhaochen Xie - 5 years, 6 months ago

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