(I) ISE + EID = ALK - + - (II) RAS - KL = RUM ---------------- (III) ERR + MDR = LLM (IV) (V) (VI) Solution: (VI.2) shows U = 0 or U = 9. Now no other letter can be zero. As there are no leading digits I, E, A, R, K, M, L cannot be zero. S is not zero from (IV.1). D is not zero from (I.1). Therefore U = 0. No other letter can be recogniced directly. Assume R is known then (III.1) M == 2R (VI.1) K == 2M == 4R (V.3) E == M - 1 == 2R - 1 (with carry) (I.1) D == K - E == 2R + 1 (IV.1) S == E - R == R - 1 (II.1) L == S - M == -R - 1 (VI.3) A == L + R == -1 (no carry) Therefore A = 9. (II.2) K = A - 1 = 8. As K == 4R (mod 10) we can conclude 3 = 4R (mod 5) that is 3 + R = 0 (mod 5). Therefore R must be 2 or 7. As L > E from (III.3) only R = 2 is possible. Than M = 4, E = 3, D = 5, S = 1, L = 7. The last letter I = 6. 613 + 365 = 978 - + - 291 - 87 = 204 ---------------- 322 + 452 = 774 References: H. Müller-Merbach; The Role of Puzzles in Teaching Combinatorial Programming, In: B. Roy (ed)., Combinatorial Programming: Methods and Applications, 379-386, D. Reidel Publ. 1975 Zeit Magazin 19/1972