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Stupid number trick (Posted on 2005-12-01)

Take any three different digits.

1. Create every possible two-digit combination.
2. Find their sum.
3. Sum the original three digits.
4. Divide your answer from part 2 by your answer to part 3.

What number do you always get, and why?

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| Comment 8 of 9 |

We would always get 22.

Posted by K Sengupta on 2008-03-19 09:58:21

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