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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