36 - 47 = HAWAII - IOWA = HAI - O = -11 OHIO - (HAI - O) = OOO - A = 76 Thus, O=26, A=2 (since max vlue of letter is 26). 68 - 51 = ARKANSAS - KANSAS = AR = 2 + R = 17 Thus R=15 60 - 65 = IDAHO - OHIO = AD - O = -5 = 2 + D - 26 Thus, D=19 70 = NEVADA = NEV + 23 Thus, NEV=47 118 = VERMONT = NEV + R + O + MT = 47 + 15 + 26 + MT Thus, MT=30 92 = MONTANA = MT + O + AA + NN = 30 + 26 + 4 + NN Thus, NN=32; so N=16 79 = INDIANA = AA + D + II + NN = 4 + 19 + II + 32 Thus, II=24, so I=12 112 = FLORIDA = FL + O + R + I + D + A = FL + 26 + 15 + 12 + 19 + 2 Thus, FL=38 129 = CALIFORNIA = C + FL + AA + II + R + N + O = C + 38 + 4 + 24 + 15 + 16 + 26 Thus, C=6 140 = COLORADO = L + C + A + D + R + OOO = L + 6 + 2 + 19 + 15 + 78 Thus, L=20 38 = FL = F + L = F + 20 Thus, F=18 65 = OHIO = H + I + OO = H + 12 + 52 Thus, H=1 122 = ILLINOIS = S + III + LL + N + O = S + 36 + 40 + 16 + 26 Thus, S=4 178 = NORTHCAROLINA = T + AA + C + H + I + L + NN + OO + RR Thus, T=21 27 = UTAH = U + T + A + H Thus, U=3 85 = MISSOURI = M + I + I + O + U + R + S + S Thus, M=9 53 = MAINE = E + M + A + I + N Thus, E=14 46 = TEXAS = X + A + T + E + S Thus, X=5 86 = ARIZONA = Z + AA + I + N + O + R Thus, Z=13 47 = IOWA = W + I + O + A Thus, W=7 51 = KANSAS = K + AA + N + SS Thus, K=23 70 = NEVADA = V + AA + D + E + N Thus, V=17 91 = MARYLAND = Y + AA + D + L + M + N + R Thus, Y=8 116 = NEWJERSEY = J + EEE + N + R + S + W + Y Thus, J=24 47 = ALABAMA = B + AAAA + L + M Thus, B=10 91 = GEORGIA = GG + A + E + I + O + R Thus, GG=22, so G=11 123 = MISSISSIPPI = PP + IIII + M + SSSS Thus, PP=50, P=25 Thus, Q=22 (by pigeon-hole principle)