The NASA SCIence Files™
Cracking the Code

U=75  O=66  K=25  F=89  I=83  T=50  X=16  L=54  A=98

D=63  R=49  W=35  H=47  E=72  S=19  B=24  P=15  N=91

Solve the problem and then find the letter that matches the sum or difference found. Place the corresponding letter under your answer. The first one is done for you.

 70  89  30  69  74  40  58  10	  55  14  14  60  35  76

-20 -42 +42 -45 - 2 +14 - 4 + 6	 -20 +84 + 5 -10 +12 - 4



 50 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___	 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___



 T  ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___-1	___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___





 64  22  27  10  70  49  76  26  50  20

+25 +61 +22 + 9 -20 -34 -22 +72 +41 +52



___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___



___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___





 80  78  69  34  98  26  10  45  33  60

-30 -12 -45 +15 -26 +72 +15 + 5 +14 +12



___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___



___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___





 10  98  50  99  94  49  62  27  37  22  87  38

+ 9 -32 +25 - 8 -31 -25 +36 +22 +12 +61 -15 +11



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What message was revealed?




Answer Key

What message was revealed?

The Bell X-1 was the first plane to break the sound barrier.