Since A,B,C are consecutive digits, B=A+1, C=A+2 Let the digits of the third number be A+x, A+y and A+z where {x,y,z} = {0,1,2} [[100A+10(A+1)+(A+2)]+[100(A+2)+10(A+1)+A]+[100(A+x)+10(A+y)+(A+z) = 1242 That simplifies to 333A+100x+10y+z = 1020 100x+10y+z = 1020-333A The left side is the number "xyz" and it is a 2 or 3 digit number with digits {0,1,2} in some order. The least it could be is 012, or 12, and the most it could be is 210 SoSubtract 1020 from all three sides: Divide all three sides by -333 The only integer between those values is A = 3 Thus A = 3 Substituting in 100x+10y+z = 1020-333A 100x+10y+z = 1020-333(3) 100x+10y+z = 1020-999 100x+10y+z = 21 So x must be 0 otherwise the left side will be more than 21 100(0)+10y+z = 21 10y+z = 21 So the only way that can be true is for y=2 and z=1 So the digits in the third row are A+x, A+y, A+z or 3+0, 3+2, 3+1 or 3, 5, 4 A B C 3 4 5 + C B A + 5 4 3 + - - - + 3 5 4 -------------- -------------- 1 2 4 2 1 2 4 2 -------------- -------------- Edwin