Problem One: Estmodus Inrebus
Oct 23rd, 2006 by tony
Since this is quite a tough problem, I’m not going to post nine more problems today, and I hope everyone try this because it is actually really interesting.
Replace the letters and asterisks with digits to satisfy the multiplication:
Don’t ask me what “Estmodus Inrebus” means. I have no clue. FYI this puzzle comes from “The Master Book of Mathematical Recreations” created by a mathematician by the name of Fred Schuh. I’ll try to post a full solution to this problem in a few days.
Edit: I just found out what the phrase means. It’s actually “Est modus in rebus”, a quote from Horace (Ancient Roman poet), meaning “There is a measure in things”.
Update: The complete solution is posted!