Letters for numbers
Each letter stands for a number. Work out a sum written in letters, then give the answer as the letter with that value.
What the question looks like
A = 2 B = 3 C = 5 D = 6 E = 10 A × C = ( ? )
How Thena would solve it
Swap each letter in the sum for its number.
A × C = 2 × 5
Work it out.
2 × 5 = 10
Find the letter worth 10: E.
E = 10
Answer: E
The usual mistakes
Giving the number, not the letter
The answer is the letter worth that number.
Using a letter’s place in the alphabet
Use the numbers the question gives, not A = 1.
Working left to right in a longer sum
Times and divide come before add and take away.
Try ten
Ten letters for numbers questions
A new set every time, marked when you finish.
Have paper and a pencil ready for working out.
Questions parents ask
How do you answer Letters for numbers questions?
Swap each letter for the number the question gives it, work out the sum, then find the letter worth the answer. The answer is a letter, not a number.
More in number puzzles
- Number seriesThe next number, from the jumps between them.
- Find the missing numberThe rule that makes the middle number.
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