By Henry Kwok
Rules of "Alphabetti Sudoku"
Like the standard sudoku, this sudoku variant consists of a grid
of nine rows and nine columns subdivided into nine 3x3 subgrids.
It has two basic rules:
- Each column, each row, and each box (3x3 subgrid) must have
the numbers 1 through 9
- No column, row or box can have two squares with the same
number.
The puzzle can be solved with the help of some starting digits
and 9 upper-case letters in certain squares.
The 9 upper-case letters (J and A to H) stand for the 9
mathematical problems given below.
Find the digit in each box of the given problems. After that, you
will have to substitute all the letters with the answers and
solve the sudoku puzzle with the usual strategy and techniques.
Below are the nine problems. Can you find the answer in each
box in each of the problems?
A. 631 - 2[¯]9 = 372
B. 5[¯]4 + 584 = 1128
C. 318 ×6[¯]3 = 220374
D. 140781 ¸1[¯]7 = 843
E. 13[¯]:209 = 7:11
F. 32% of 7[¯]1 = 230.72
J. The average of 98 and [¯]6 is 92.