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Question 1132334: Can you help me with this problem, please:
Each letter in this addition problem stands for a different digit and every letter stands for the same digit everywhere it appears. Find the value of SKIP.
I
IRK
+SIR
____
SKIP
I think that S should be 1, but how to solve all the problem

Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

        I

    I R K

  + S I R

  -------
  S K I P

Yes, S has to be 1, because the sum of two 3-digit numbers and a 1-digit number can't be more than 1999.

        I

    I R K

  + 1 I R

  -------
  1 K I P

Now with S=1, K (in SKIP) has to be either 1 or 0; but it can't be 1, because S is 1; so K is 0.
        I

    I R 0

  + 1 I R

  -------
  1 0 I P

I'll show you a path to finishing the problem from here and let you do the actual work....

In the tens column, with R plus I giving digit I in the sum, there are only two possible values for R; but one of them has already been used. So you know what R has to be.

Now in the hundreds column I plus S (=1) giving K (=0) in the sum leaves only two possible values for K; but one of them has already been used. So now you know what K has to be.

Then the only thing left to do is perform the addition to find the value of P.

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