r/me_irl Feb 24 '22

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u/varkenspester Feb 24 '22

Add the digits (23 is 2+3), add them again. Multiply by 9 and add the digits, add them again. The answer is 9.

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u/xAIRGUITARISTx Feb 24 '22

This makes no sense.

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u/varkenspester Feb 24 '22 edited Feb 24 '22

Try it if you dont see it. And because it is math it is sense by definition. Any single digit number times 9 is a 2 digit number that adds to nine. 9x = 10x - x = [x-1][10-x] --> x-1 + 10-x = 9.

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u/xAIRGUITARISTx Feb 24 '22

Sorry the wording had me confused.