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Number machine problem 1 (Posted on 2003-06-08) Difficulty: 1 of 5
I have a number machine. I say x gives y if when x goes in, y comes out. For any numbers x and y, by "xy" I mean x followed by y. Here are my two rules.

1x gives x.
For example, 13 gives 3.
If x gives y, then 2x gives yy.
For example, 213 gives 33 since 13 gives 3.

What is a number that gives itself?

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Category Placement? | Comment 7 of 12 |
Why is this in algorithms? I thought this category was for problems which require computer programs to solve?
  Posted by Brian Smith on 2003-06-09 15:56:35
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