If TA times I equals CAB, and:
TE times TILE equals CLOTH;
which of the following does TO times IN equal?

(i) BAT
(ii) HINT
(iii) POISON
(iv) TABLE
(v) TOOL

After writing a program treating this as an alphametic, as there are 10 different letters, and getting no result, I thought of the needed solution:

TA X I = CAB

TE X TILE = CLOTH

TO X IN = POISON

Should have known it was a TRICK.

Posted by Charlie on 2012-03-20 12:11:57