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Enigma Number 1548

By Susan Denham

3 June 2009

Easy threes

I started with a list of six odd numbers, all divisible by 3 (and with no leading zeros, of course). Then I coded the numbers by consistently replacing digits by letters, with different letters used for different digits. The list then became:

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(a) Which letter represents 6?

(b) Which digit is represented by N?

WIN £15 will be awarded to the sender of the first correct answer opened on Wednesday 8 July. The Editor’s decision is final. Please send entries to Enigma 1548, Âé¶¹´«Ã½, Lacon House, 84 Theobald’s Road,…

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