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Stupid number trick V (Posted on 2013-04-09) Difficulty: 2 of 5
(1) Take a 3 digit number whose first digit is greater than its last.

(2) Reverse the digits of (1) to create a smaller number.

(3) Subtract the number in (2) from (1) (Add a leading zero if this number is not 3 digits)

(4) Reverse the digits of (3)

(5) Add the numbers from steps (3) and (4)

What is the result, and why?

No Solution Yet Submitted by Jer    
Rating: 1.5000 (4 votes)

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Solution | Comment 1 of 4
It's always zero.  Let the first 3 digit number be 100*a+10*b+c.  Then go through transformations.  It always comes out zero.

  Posted by Kenny M on 2013-04-09 19:31:01
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