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    Which 6-figure number becomes 3 times larger if the left hand digit is moved to the far right, but becomes five times larger if the rightmost digit is moved to the far left?

    Question #38254. Asked by gmackematix. (Aug 31 03 9:47 PM)


    TabbyTom

    		142,857

    Sep 01 03, 3:42 AM
    Gnomon

    		It also becomes twice as large if the first two digits are moved to the end; four times as large if the last two digits are moved to the front; and six times as large if the first three digits are moved to the end.

    Sep 01 03, 9:35 AM
    gmackematix

    		Yay! All because 142857/999999 = 1/7.

    Sep 01 03, 12:27 PM

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