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Guess a number 1-10, multiply it by 2, now add with 54 and divide by 2. Lastly subtract the number you guessed 1-10...

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Guess a number 1-10, multiply it by 2, now add with 54 and divide by 2. Lastly, subtract the number you guessed 1-10. What number are you left with, and what is unusual about it?

posted Jun 29, 2018 by Hanifa Mammadov

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Lets assume number is a then -
=> (2a+ 54)/2 - a
=> a + 27 - a
=> 27

So in short whatever number you choose answer will always be 27.

answer Jun 29, 2018 by Salil Agrawal



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