ADVENTURES OF THE PUZZLE CLUB
He is always working out sums in his head ; and all he could say
was that there were five figures in the number, and that he found
that when he multiplied the first two figures by the last three they
made the same figures, only in different order—just as 24 multiplied
by 651 makes 15,624 (the same five figures), in which case the
number of the car would have been 24,651 ; and he knew there
was no 0 in the number.
- " It will be easy enough to find that car," said Russell. " The
known facts are possibly sufficient to enable one to discover the
exact number. You see, there must be a limit to the five-figure
numbers having the peculiarity observed by the simpleton. And
these are further limited by the fact that, as Mrs. Wadey states, the
number began with the figure 1. We have therefore to find these
numbers. It may conceivably happen that there is only one such
number, in which case the thing is solved. But even if there are
several cases, the owner of the actual car may easily be found."
" How will you manage that ? " somebody asked.
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