Hocus-pocus:- maths challenge for a Friday....

Post by **jtaylor** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:14 pm

Don't think I've posted this before, so here goes:-

HOCUS + POCUS = PRESTO

Each letter represents a number from 0 to 9, with one number missing.

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:33 pm

Yikes,

I wouldn't know how to start unentangling that...

Post by **jtaylor** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:18 pm

I got as far as O being an even number.......
2xS = O, then S has to be an even number....

cj · Post by cj » Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:00 pm

Excellent. More ways to make me feel really stupid!

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 3:22 pm

I once knew a girl that had a boy-friend called HOCUS.

(Think about it !)

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:58 am

How about.....

H=4
O=6
C=1
U=9
S=3
P=0
R=5
E=2
T=8

7 is missing.