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Following on from this puzzle, is one from another book.
6 is a Perfect Number because the 3 numbers that divide it exactly, add up to the number 6.
There are only 2 more Perfect numbers below 500.
Can you find them?
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I know both but here's just one 496
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Both Martin and the Boss are so good at these number puzzles. Do you both already know the answers or do you work them out. I'm left way behind.
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I knew because I helped my grandson (11) with his homework
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I haven't done this one. I tried a few potential candidates but nothing worked out. I can't think of a way of finding the answer other than just trial and error, so lost interest quickly
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(14-11-2021, 02:57 PM)MartinH Wrote: I haven't done this one. I tried a few potential candidates but nothing worked out. I can't think of a way of finding the answer other than just trial and error, so lost interest quickly 28 = 14 + 7 + 4 + 2 + 1
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I've no idea how to find the answer either but 28 & 496 are the correct answers.
I can't ask you all the puzzles as some need diagrams that I can't replicate. Next question is another numbers one, sorry.
Take the number 80 and divide it into four parts - four numbers which add up to 80, so that :-
If you add 3 to the first number
Subtract 3 from the second number
Multiply the third number by 3
and divide the fourth number by 3
You will be left with the same answer.
What are the original four numbers that make up 80?
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15-11-2021, 12:41 AM
(This post was last modified: 15-11-2021, 12:43 AM by MartinH.
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Oooh, algebra practice!
12, 18, 5, 45.
That was fun!
a+3 = b-3 = c*3 = d/3
a+b+c+d = 80
a+a+6+(a+3)/3+(a+3)*3 = 80
a+a+6+a/3+1+3a+9=80
5a+a/3=64
16a=192
a=12
b=18
c=5
d=45
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That was clever Martin, my long forgotten algebra vaguely understood all the steps. Thanks for showing the workings.
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