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Calculating the roman pantheon


Header image problemThe Roman pantheon consisted of a large number of deities.

The Roman chronicler Problematus recorded that a limited number of their gods would be sufficient to have as deities. He noted this because you could have a sum of four numbers, and replace digits with letters (always replace the same digit with the same letter), and get:
Alphametic roman pantheon

What numbers do the letters stand for?

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Plants


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“How many plant species are there?” It was of course my old friend professor Brainstrain who asked this. His nephew looked bewildered.
“10? No, more”, he thought. Then he asked: “over a hundred, maybe?”
“Many more,” the professor asked with a smile.
He went on:
“In the following addition, every digit had been replaced with a letter. Find the original sum.
Alphametic puzzle plants

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