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| Going Arithmetic With Alphametic II (Posted on 2009-11-21) |
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Substitute each of the capital letters in bold by a different digit from 0 to 9 such that the sum of digits of each of POIRE, OPERA, PORTE, TAPIS, ASTRE, PATRE, LOTUS, LISTE, LOUPE and, OUTRE (in this order) constitutes ten consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence in ascending order. It is known that none of P, O, T, A and L can be zero.
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Submitted by K Sengupta
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Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)
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R=0, S=1, P=2, O=3, L=4, I=5, A=6, T=7, E=8, U=9
For a detailed explanation, refer to the solution submitted by Brian Smith in this location.
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*** Based on Sphinx Journal, June 1934, #28-Page 92 by M. Legros.
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