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The Magic Of Math

1 x 8+1 = 9
12 x 8+2 = 98
123 x 8+3 = 987
1234 x 8+4 = 9876
12345 x 8+5 = 98765
123456 x 8+6 = 987654
1234567 x 8+7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8+8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8+9 = 987654321

Just one of the wonderful things about mathematics.

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One Response to “The Magic Of Math”

  1. Froggy Says:
    November 15th, 2005 at 12:55 pm

    cute.
    but Natalie, it’s no magic… it works in other bases too
    in octal:
    1*6 + 1 = 7
    12 * 6 + 2 = 76
    123 * 6 + 3 = 765
    1234 * 6 + 4 = 7654
    …
    1234567 * 6 + 7 = 7654321

    and in hexadecimal
    123456789abcdef * e + f = fedcba987654321

    see if you can figure out why though

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