The famous fruit-chat quiz!
harry 3
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by harry 3 » Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:17 am
Which six digit number when multiplied by 2,3,4,5 and 6 gives an answer which contains the same digits in a different order to the original number; and what is the value when it is multiplied by 7 ?
Cardinal Sin
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by Cardinal Sin » Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:31 am
Bit of a hard one to guess - since every guess I've had is wrong.
But given that all the answers have the same number of digits, the original six digit number must either be less than 166,666 or greater than 500,000.
Is that right?
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by Northern Monkey » Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:36 am
Why greater than 500,000.
I had come to the conclusion that it would have to be between 100,000 and 166,667 but I'll be buggered if I can find any addditional logic to narrow it down further.
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by Cardinal Sin » Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:45 am
Because if it's about 500,000 - they all end up as a 7 figures....
For some reason, I think it might end it an a 9, but that's just guesswork.
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by Northern Monkey » Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:53 am
yep but then there would be one more digit than the original number?
gambogaz1
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by gambogaz1 » Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:59 am
142,857 so times by 7 gives 1,000,000 ?
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by Northern Monkey » Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:06 pm
So how did you work that out GG or is it just a well known fact?
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by gambogaz1 » Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:09 pm
For some reason the way you asked what the value is when times by 7 just made me try 1,000,000 divide by 7 and bobs your uncle!
harry 3
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by harry 3 » Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:15 pm
Gambo is correct
142857
285714
428571
571428
714285
857142
999999
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by gambogaz1 » Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:41 pm
Movies question :
What Jerry Lewis movie was a twisted take on the Jekyll and Hyde story?
harry 3
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by harry 3 » Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:49 pm
The one that he has been in TWICE !!!
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by gambogaz1 » Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:52 pm
Yes that's right.