And I can prove it. Pick a number and I can turn it into the magic number, 4.

987,654,321 turn this number into four.

Alrighty.

987,654,321 is 77.
77 is 12.
12 is 6.
6 is 3.
3 is 5.
5 is 4.

And 4 is the magic number.

How did that work? Is it spooky math genius?

4 is my favorite numberrr +Q+
but it's unlucky in chinese culture lol..
(it also sounds like the word 'death' in chinese ahhaaaha....ha..)

Originally Posted by 2600

How did that work? Is it spooky math genius?

It's sorta spooky math genius. And I'd share how it's done but I'd love to see someone figure out how it's done.

It was something me and my kids were taught at the mom-son camp we went to earlier this year. I thought it was pretty nifty.

Originally Posted by linapoo

4 is my favorite numberrr +Q+
but it's unlucky in chinese culture lol..
(it also sounds like the word 'death' in chinese ahhaaaha....ha..)

Does it? I didn't know that. I can see why it's considered unlucky in the Chinese culture then, lol.

Liz wants me to work out maths?

Just what kind of evil woman are you!!

Originally Posted by jellysundae

Liz wants me to work out maths?

Just what kind of evil woman are you!!

Me? Evil? Nah...

And after that brutal word search puzzle, this is surprisingly easy.

Stop trying to turn this around to make me the evil one!

I'd never do that!

Yeah right!

So mean, Jelly, so mean. Can't you trust this face?

Yeah... That's not really a trustworthy face.

So, wanna pick some random number for me to turn into 4.

I think I see what you did. Lemme test it...

514 = 19
19 = 8
8 = 5
5 = 4

23,892 = 40
40 = 5
5 = 4

Originally Posted by Captain Howdy

I think I see what you did. Lemme test it...

514 = 19
19 = 8
8 = 5
5 = 4

23,892 = 40
40 = 5
5 = 4

You got it.

Reminds me of the 9 trick, where any number multiplied by 9 will add back to 9.

9 x 9 = 81
8 + 1 = 9

9 x 13 = 117
1 + 1 + 7 = 9

87,612 x 9 = 788508
7 + 8 + 8 + 5 + 0 + 8 = 36
3 + 6 = 9

I love math tricks. xD

Have you heard the one that helps you figure out what [x] times 9 is with the use of your hands? Of course, [x] has to be 10 and lower.

Hadn't heard of that. ;D

That's a neat trick for kids just learning their multiplications.

It's the one I taught mine. Or rather, I assume they were paying attention when I told them about it. And I told them that, to me, the super easy way to know what anything times 10 equals to is by adding a 0 to the end of the number. And with 100, you add two 0's and so on with 1000...

Ok. I'd like to see you turn 7 into 4
Btw is Vedic math tricks, or theory?

7 is 5.
5 is 4.

4 is the magic number.

I had to look up Vedic math. I'd consider it a trick. It's not something I was taught in school.

1,946,342,883 = 88

88 = 11

11 = 6

6 = 3

3 = 5

5= 4

Maaaaagic Namba FOUR!

ok i seriously wanna know how that happens...

It's magic! XD

And actually, very easy.