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In reply to the discussion: Amazing mind-reading math trick. [View all]

cannabis_flower

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18. that's hardly an amazing mystery!
Sun Aug 12, 2018, 02:43 PM
Aug 2018

[(x times 3) +3] times 3 = (3x+3)times 3 = 9x +9 which is divisible by 9.

Any number you choose you will get a number divisible by 9.

If you chose 1:

9(1)+9 =18. Add the digits together and you get 9
9(2)+9 =27 2+7=9
9(3)+9=36 3+6=9
9(4)+9=45 4+5=9
9(5)+9=54 5+4=9
9(6)+9=63 6+3=9
9(7)+9=72 7+2=9
9(8)+9=81 8+1=9
9(9)+9=90 9+0=9

If you add the digits of any number together and they add up to 9, the number is divisible by 9. Same goes for 3. If you add up all the digits and they are divisible by 3, the number is divisible by 3.

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Amazing mind-reading math trick. [View all] Stonepounder Aug 2018 OP
Ha ha I got 9! kimbutgar Aug 2018 #1
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Me too! Can't wait for movie trailor...oh wait we're watching it unfold RestoreAmerica2020 Aug 2018 #19
I did too. But they all will come out to 9. sinkingfeeling Aug 2018 #3
Sorry, I got 4. But 9 is my favorite reality show. marylandblue Aug 2018 #4
You must have done it wrong More_Cowbell Aug 2018 #5
No matter how I do it, my favorite movie is still Star Wars marylandblue Aug 2018 #7
Brilliant! BadGimp Aug 2018 #6
Love it!! hermetic Aug 2018 #8
The result will always be a multiple of 9 times n... Lucky Luciano Aug 2018 #9
Ayup Roland99 Aug 2018 #12
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, don't tell everyone. Ferrets are Cool Aug 2018 #17
Very fun! Equinox Moon Aug 2018 #10
Ha ha ha ha! murielm99 Aug 2018 #11
LOL!! That's great. Power 2 the People Aug 2018 #13
Now that's amazing, I got 9. woohoo!!!!! iluvtennis Aug 2018 #14
I like it. NCjack Aug 2018 #15
LOLOL That is too funny and I love it. Ferrets are Cool Aug 2018 #16
that's hardly an amazing mystery! cannabis_flower Aug 2018 #18
Yeah, of course. But it is fun :) Stonepounder Aug 2018 #20
I'm impressed! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #21
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