Maths Magic Horseplay

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Maths Magic Horseplay
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3 and 7
3 doubled is 6
Double one of these.
Think of two 1 digit numbers.
6 5 11
Add 5 to the answer.
11 X 5 55
Multiply this answer by 5
55 7 62
Add on the second of your original numbers
62 4 58
Subtract 4
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What is your answer?
58
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How did you do that?
Let me go and Ill tell you!
The numbers that you first thought of were 3 and 7
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Ill try this out on my friends
58 21 37
You always subtract 21. The two digits of the
number are the numbers
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• Follow these steps
• Ask someone to think of two 1 digit numbers
• Double one of these number
• Add on five to this number
• Multiply your answer by 5
• Add on the second number of your original two
  numbers
• Subtract 4 from this answer
• You then ask for the answer
• You always subtract 21 from this answer and the
  result will be a two digit number.
• The digits of this number are the persons two
  original numbers

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And they all lived happily ever after!
The running horse on the first slide and duck
with wriggling fish are courtesy of clipart
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rider are courtesy of Corel Clipart www.corel.com