Ok folks, a phrase comes to mind here....ummm...what was it again....oh ya....TURBO-NERDS!!!

:-)

Have a great weekend.


Ray Shahan


> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Skeet, Nigel
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 7:58 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:           Re: [HP3000-L] Fun with numbers
> 
> Exactly...
> 
> Example 9876 and 6789 gives you 3087, if you circle the 0 his answer
> will be 9, in this case 3+7+8 = 18, 1+8 = 9, so in theory the logic will
> result in either a 0 or 9 to make the 4 digit number again divisible by
> 9 to eliminate that you can't pick 0.
> 
> Please that's enough brain ache on a Friday before the weekend :)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Comeau [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> Sent: 21 January 2005 14:49
> To: Skeet, Nigel; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: Re: [HP3000-L] Fun with numbers
> 
> 
> Ah ha!
> So if the number left is divisible by 9 he can tell you that you circled
> a 9 because he told you not to circle a zero. 
> 
> Very sneeaky!
> 
> Bob Comeau
> Sr. Systems Programmer Analyst
> Crossley Carpet Mills Ltd.
> (902)895-5491 ex 139
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Skeet, Nigel [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: January 21, 2005 9:28 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: Re: [HP3000-L] Fun with numbers
> 
> 
> 
> The reason for the not to circle "0", is a number could have 0 or 9 in
> the answer which would give a 50 / 50 prediction.
> 
> For example 2880 is divisible by 9 as is 2889.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Bob Comeau
> Sent: 21 January 2005 14:03
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Fun with numbers
> 
> 
> It has to do with the fact that the difference between numbers which
> have been transposed is always divisible by nine.  Jumbling up the
> digits and finding the difference will give you such a number.
> 
> A number which is divisible by nine has digits which add up to a number
> divisible by nine.
> 
> By removing one of those digits you can easily determine what it was by
> determining what you need to make the total of the digits add up to
> nine.
> 
> Not sure why he says to not circle a zero, you would think that would be
> just as easy to determine, may be it's just a red herring.
> 
> Bob Comeau
> Sr. Systems Programmer Analyst
> Crossley Carpet Mills Ltd.
> (902)895-5491 ex 139
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of John Dunlop
> Sent: January 21, 2005 5:08 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: OT: Fun with numbers
> 
> 
> To all you smart mathematicians out there,  can anyone explain to me (in
> simple terms) how this works?
> 
> See :  http://digicc.com/fido/
> 
> I can't figure it out, especially as you can jumble up the numbers and
> it still works.
> 
> Doh!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> John Dunlop
> 
> E-mail : [log in to unmask]
> Web : http://www.jdunlop.net
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