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Dr. Richard P. Feynman posed the following puzzle: Each of the dots below represents some digit (any digit 0 to 9). Each of the
What is the sum of the divisor, the dividend, and the quotient?
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I used logical deductions to get the answer. First let us assign the unknown digits as follows:
D E A F B A C ) G H I J A K L M N A A O P Q A R S A T U V K W A X Y T Δ Θ L T Δ Θ L 0
We note that B A C × D = M N A A and A C × D = ? A A . Assume A = 0 , then C = 0 , D = 0 and to get the last digit to be A or 0 . then 0 C × D = 2 × 5 , 5 × 2 , 4 × 5 , 5 × 4 , 6 × 5 , 5 × 6 , 8 × 5 , or 5 × 8 , But it can noted that all the products above don't give second last digit to be 0 , therefore, A = 0 . Do the same elimination process for A = 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 . And it is found that the possible cases are A C × D = 3 7 × 9 = 3 3 3 , 4 3 × 8 = 3 4 4 , 4 8 × 3 = 1 4 4 or 8 4 × 7 = 5 8 8 .
Now we look at A C × E = ? S A of B A C × E = R S A for all cases of A C . For A C = 3 7 , the only possible case for the last digit of the product 3 7 × E to be 3 is E = 9 , but 3 7 × 9 = 3 3 3 which means that S = 3 = A and it is unacceptable. Similarly 4 3 × 8 = 3 4 4 and 4 8 × 3 = 1 4 4 are unacceptable. Next is 4 8 × 8 = 3 8 4 which means that E = 8 and that B 4 8 × 8 ≤ 1 1 8 4 = R 8 4 , again unacceptable. Left 8 4 × 2 = 1 6 8 which means A = 8 , C = 4 , E = 2 and S = 6 . For B A C × E = R S A , the possible B = 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 .
Now consider B A C × A = W A X Y ; the only possible case is 4 8 4 × 8 = 3 8 7 2 . So B = 4 , W = 3 , X = 7 and Y = 2 .
From B A C × D = M N A A ; the only possible case is 4 8 4 × 7 = 3 3 8 8 . So D = 7 and M = N = 3 .
From B A C × F = Z Δ Θ L for all F = 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 9 and checking for the validity of T U V K − W A X Y = Z Δ Θ , it is found that it is only possible when F = 9 . Therefore, the divisor B A C = 4 8 4 , the quotient D E A F = 7 2 8 9 and the dividend is 7 2 8 9 × 4 8 4 = 3 5 2 7 8 7 6 and the sum of divisor, dividend and quotient is 4 8 4 + 3 5 2 7 8 7 6 + 7 2 8 9 = 3 5 3 5 6 4 9 .