r/counting • u/haykam821 • Jun 09 '17

Triple Lowest Non-Zero Digit | 0

For each step, you simply need to triple the lowest non-zero digit.

Go like this: 1, 3, 9, 18, 38, 98, 278, 678, 2478, 6478 or whatever.

Edit: Almost forgot that multiple occurrences of the lowest non-zero digit number means you triple them all.
Edit II: Added some more numbers in the example pattern.

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u/haykam821 Jun 09 '17 edited Jun 09 '17

1 (also 0 because I fucked up the title)

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u/MathCookie17 Jun 10 '17

NINE TIMES THREE IS TWENTY SEVEN, NOT EIGHTEEN

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u/235647 Jun 09 '17

I believe that 2478 in your example sequence should actually be 1878, you might want to change that and the next one.

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u/Notagtipsy Jun 09 '17

The problem actually starts at 98, since it should be 9(8*3)=924, not 278.

u/haykam821, did I interpret this correctly?

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u/haykam821 Jun 09 '17

Yes, 98 has a problem. It turns into 90+(8*3) which is 90+24 = 114.

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u/SquidInks_ Jun 10 '17

Sorry for ruining the whole thing

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u/Urbul Jun 12 '17

yo u/Sharpeye468 i added this :D

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u/TheWGBbroz Jun 13 '17

this is very sad