Outline Mathematics
Number Theory
Three digit twister
Here's a problem to tackle:
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If my three were a four
And my one were a three,
What I am would be nine
Less than half what I'd be.
I'm only three digits,
Just three in a row.
So what in the world
Must I be? Do you know?
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Solution
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Solution
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If my three were a four
And my one were a three,
What I am would be nine
Less than half what I'd be.
I'm only three digits,
Just three in a row.
So what in the world
Must I be? Do you know?
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(In the applet below, click on the underlined omitted expressions. See what happens.)
References
- J. A. H. Hunter, Mathematical Brain-Teasers, Dover Publications, 1976
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