Friday, November 30, 2007

Here We Go Loopty-Loo

Mathematics. Everywhere I look-mathematics. I worked a very slow shift at the library yesterday. It was so slow I was looking for something to read. I found a textbook on American Literature which had this math "trick" in it.

1. Pick a number

48

2. Spell the number out

forty eight

3. Count the number of letters

10

4. Spell that number out

ten

5. Count the number of letters

3

6. Spell that number out

three

7. Count the number of letters

5

8. Spell that number out

five

9. Count the number of letters

4

10. Spell that number out

four

11. Count the number of letters

4

12. Spell that number out

four

13. Count the number of letters

4

14. Spell that number out

four

15. Count the number of letters

4

You are now in a number four loop. This works for any number you start with, why? Can anyone explain it?

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