Solution to puzzle

Here is the right solution sent in by Chanti:

17 * 4 = 68 + 25 = 93

for the puzzle

Get the right numbers

With most of you busy with your final exams, here is something to flex your grey cells.


This cryptarithm is built in such a way that first you multiply two numbers and then add to the result one extra number to get the final result. Every asterisk in this cryptarithm means some digit from 1 through 9, and every digit is used exactly once 0r isn't used.

The object is to replace all the asterisks with digits from 1 through 9 so that the whole calculation is correct. The solution is unique.

Horseshoe solution

horseshoe

Can you dissect this horseshoe into six pieces with only two straight cuts? Solution will be posted tomorrow.