UPSC Prelims 2025 · CSAT (Paper 2) · Q29

Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability

Hard · Digit-based cryptarithmetic puzzle

Let ABC be a 3-digit number, AD be a 2-digit number, and AAE be a 3-digit number, where A, B, C, D and E are distinct non-zero digits. Further, ABC - AD = AAE. If B = 4 and E < 3, then what is the number of possible values of (C, D)?