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A B C D × 9 D C B A \begin{array}{ccccc} & A & B & C & D\\ \times & & & & 9\\ \hline & D & C & B& A \end{array}

Let A , B , C A,B,C and D D be non-negative single digit integers satisfying the cryptogram above with A , D 0 A,D\ne0 . Find the value of A × B × C × D A\times B\times C \times D .


The answer is 0.

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4 solutions

Farhabi Mojib
Jun 6, 2015

Note that,
A B C D D C B A ABCD | DCBA So,
A B C D < = D C B A ABCD <= DCBA
And
A B C D < 1111 ABCD < 1111 [Because otherwise A B C D × 9 ABCD \times 9 will be a 5 digit number]
So,
B, C or D will be 0 .
So,
A × B × C × D = 0 A \times B \times C \times D = \boxed{0} .


Ha, that's tricky!

Calvin Lin Staff - 6 years ago

Amazing! I loved this method. I went through finding values of each. I guess this is how the problem was to be solved.

Shubham Bhargava - 5 years, 7 months ago

A B C D × 9 = D C B A A B C D × ( 10 1 ) = D C B A A B C D 0 A B C D = D C B A \begin{aligned} \overline{ABCD} \times 9 & = \overline{DCBA} \\ \Rightarrow \overline{ABCD} \times (10-1) & = \overline{DCBA} \\ \overline{ABCD0} - \overline{ABCD} & = \overline{DCBA} \end{aligned}

A B C D 0 A B C D D C B A \begin{array}{c}\space & A & B & C & D & 0 \\ - & & A & B & C & D \\ \hline & & D & C & B & A \end{array}

From the above, for A B A = D or A B A 1 = D \overline{AB} - A = D \text{ or } \overline{AB} - A -1 = D A \Rightarrow A must be 1 1 . And for 10 D = A = 1 D = 9 10 - D = A = 1 \quad \Rightarrow D = 9 .

1 B C 9 0 1 B C 9 9 C B 1 \begin{array}{c}\space & 1 & B & C & 9 & 0 \\ - & & 1 & B & C & 9 \\ \hline & & 9 & C & B & 1 \end{array}

For { 1 B 1 = 9 B = 0 8 C = 0 C = 8 C B = C 8 0 = 0 Acceptable 1 B 1 1 = 9 B = 1 8 C = 1 C = 7 C B = C 7 1 = 6 B = 1 and 6 \begin{cases} \overline{1B} - 1 = 9 & \Rightarrow B = 0 & \Rightarrow 8 - C = 0 & \Rightarrow C = 8 \\ & \Rightarrow C-B=C & \Rightarrow 8-0= 0 & \Rightarrow \text{Acceptable} \\ \overline{1B} - 1 -1 = 9 & \Rightarrow B = 1 & \Rightarrow 8 - C = 1 & \Rightarrow C = 7 \\ & \Rightarrow C-B=C & \Rightarrow 7-1= 6 & \Rightarrow B = \text{1 and 6} \end{cases}

Therefore, A B C D = 1089 \overline{ABCD} = 1089 and 1089 × 9 = 9801 1089 \times 9 = 9801 A × B × C × D = 0 \Rightarrow A\times B \times C \times D = \boxed{0}

Moderator note:

Great job reasoning out what the answer must be.

Ana Echavarria
Nov 5, 2016

From multiplying A × 9 A \times 9 (and adding the carry from the previous multiplications) we get a single digit D D . This means that A { 0 , 1 } A \in \{0, 1\} (otherwise we would have a 2 digit number).

Since we are told that A 0 A \neq 0 then A = 1 A = 1 , so A × 9 = 9 A \times 9 = 9 and there is no carry from the multiplication of B C D × 9 BCD \times 9 . This implies that D = 9 D = 9 .

Now, B C D × 9 = 9 × D + B C 0 × 9 = 81 + B C × 90 BCD \times 9 = 9 \times D + BC0 \times 9 = 81 + BC \times 90 But the only way for this to be a 3 digit number (namely have no carry) is by making either B , C = 0 B,C = 0

Finally A × B × C × D = 0 A \times B \times C \times D = 0

  1. A+B+C+D is a multiple of 9 (since DCBA is multiple of 9)
  2. A can only be 1 (anything higher will result in D being 2 digits). So, D has to be 9.
  3. B times 9 is also a single digit answer (so, B=0 or 1), any carry and A times 9 plus the carry will no longer be D.
  4. A+D=10. B+C has to be 8 or 17 (assuming B or C can be 9 and 8) and B=0 or 1. So, C=8 or 7.
  5. so the possible numbers are 1089 or 1179. 1179 times 9 > 10000. So, 1089 is the number and 0, answer.

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