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Smallest Number (Posted on 2004-01-25)

Find the smallest number such that if its rightmost digit is placed at its left end, the new number so formed is precisely 50% larger than the original number.

See The Solution Submitted by Ravi Raja

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re: Standard solution

| Comment 16 of 24 |

(In reply to Standard solution by Federico Kereki)

z could be 8 as well => x=0.571428 hence the number 571428
ady

Posted by Ady TZIDON on 2004-01-27 03:37:37

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