Reverse it

rgoudie

Posers and Puzzles

27 Jun 04

rgoudie

Joined: 08 Dec 03
Moves: 3140

27 Jun 04

Take a five-digit number and reverse it. Subtract the original number from its reverse, and you are left with 33957.
What was the original number?

-Ray.

garethn

Sheffield

Joined: 09 Sep 03
Moves: 7644

28 Jun 04

11054 works (the middle number can be anything since it cancels with itself)

rgoudie

Joined: 08 Dec 03
Moves: 3140

30 Jun 04

Originally posted by garethn
11054 works (the middle number can be anything since it cancels with itself)

Almost missed this one.

Correct... obviously.

-Ray.