Two and two poster
Problem
Student Solutions
There are seven possible answers:
938+938=1876
928+928=1856
867+867=1734
846+846=1692
836+836=1672
765+765=1530
734+734=1468
Why?
F has to be 1 because TWO is less than 1000, so TWO + TWO is less than 2000. This also means that T ≥ 5. Note R must be even.
O appears twice, look at the value of O.
If O = 0, then R would also be 0 so that doesn't work and O can't be 1 because F = 1.
If O = 2,
$\quad \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{2}$
$\underline{+\, \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{2}}$
$\underline{\, \, \, \text{1}\hspace{1mm} \text{2}\hspace{1mm} \text{U}\hspace{1mm} \text{R}}$
then R = 4 and T = 6 and we also know that W < 5 because there can't be anything carried to the hundreds column. The only possible value of W that hasn't already been used is 3 but this would mean that U is 6 which is the same as T.
If O = 3,
$\quad \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{3}$
$\underline{+\, \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{3}}$
$\underline{\, \, \, \text{1}\hspace{1mm} \text{3}\hspace{1mm} \text{U}\hspace{1mm} \text{R}}$
$\quad \, \, ^1$
then R = 6 and T = 6 which doesn't work.
If O = 4,
$\quad \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{4}$
$\underline{+\, \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{4}}$
$\underline{\, \, \, \text{1}\hspace{1mm} \text{4}\hspace{1mm} \text{U}\hspace{1mm} \text{R}}$
then R = 8 and T = 7 and we also know that W < 5 because there can't be anything carried to the hundreds column. So W could be 0, 2 or 3.
W can't be 0 because then U would be 0 and it can't be 2 because U would be 4.
If W = 3, U = 6 which works: 734 + 734 = 1468.
If O = 5,
$\quad \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{5}$
$\underline{+\, \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{5}}$
$\underline{\, \, \, \text{1}\hspace{1mm} \text{5}\hspace{1mm} \text{U}\hspace{1mm} \text{R}}$
$\quad \, \, ^1 \, \: ^1$
then R = 0 and T = 7 and we also know that W ≥ 5 because there has to be 1 carried to the hundreds column.
W can't be 5 because O = 5.
If W = 6, U = 3 which works: 765 + 765 = 1530.
If W = 7, U = 5 which doesn't work because O and U are the same.
If W = 8, U = 7 which doesn't work because T and U are the same.
If W = 9, U = 9 which doesn't work because W and U are the same.
If O = 6,
$\quad \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{6}$
$\underline{+\, \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{6}}$
$\underline{\, \, \, \text{1}\hspace{1mm} \text{6}\hspace{1mm} \text{U}\hspace{1mm} \text{R}}$
$\quad \, \, ^1$
then R = 2 and T = 8 and we also know that W < 5 because there can't be anything carried to the hundreds column. So W could be 0, 3 or 4.
If W = 0, U = 1 which doesn't work because F and U are the same.
If W = 3, U = 7 which works. 836 + 836 = 1672
If W = 4, U = 9 which works. 846 + 846 = 1692
If O = 7,
$\quad \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{7}$
$\underline{+\, \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{7}}$
$\underline{\, \, \, \text{1}\hspace{1mm} \text{7}\hspace{1mm} \text{U}\hspace{1mm} \text{R}}$
$\quad \, \, ^1 \, \: ^1$
then R = 4 and T = 8 and we also know that W ≥ 5 because there has to be 1 carried to the hundreds column.
If W = 5, U = 1 which doesn't work because F and U are the same.
If W = 6, U = 3 which works. 867 + 867 = 1734
W can't be 7 because O = 7.
If W = 8 , U = 7 which doesn't work because O and U are the same.
If W = 9, U = 9 which doesn't work because W and U are the same.
If O = 8,
$\quad \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{8}$
$\underline{+\, \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{8}}$
$\underline{\, \, \, \text{1}\hspace{1mm} \text{8}\hspace{1mm} \text{U}\hspace{1mm} \text{R}}$
$\quad \, \, ^1$
then R = 6 and T = 9 and we also know that W < 5 because there can't be anything carried to the hundreds column. So W could be 0, 2, 3 or 4.
If W = 0, U = 1 which doesn't work because F and U are the same.
If W = 2, U = 5 which works: 928 + 928 = 1856.
If W = 3, U = 7 which works: 938 + 938 = 1876.
If W = 4, U = 9 which doesn't work because T and U are the same.
If O = 9,
$\quad \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{9}$
$\underline{+\, \text{T}\hspace{1mm} \text{W}\hspace{1mm} \text{9}}$
$\underline{\, \, \, \text{1}\hspace{1mm} \text{9}\hspace{1mm} \text{U}\hspace{1mm} \text{R}}$
$\quad \, \, ^1 \, \: ^1$
then R = 8 and T = 9 which doesn't work because O and T are the same.