A mathematics teacher gave her student the following cryptarithm
to solve during the holiday season:
M
A
N
Y
+
X
M
A
S
_______________________________
G
I
F
T
S
Any student solving this cryptarithm
will receive a nice Christmas present. However, the student solving
the problem so that the highest number possible is represented by word GIFTS
will receive MANY X'MAS GIFTS. Find the highest number that can be
represent by the word GIFTS.
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind.
To
cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of
Christmas.