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Reverse it

Standard memberrgoudie
Posers and Puzzles 27 Jun '04 22:12
  1. r
    Standard memberrgoudie
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    27 Jun '04 22:12
    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.
  2. g
    Standard membergarethn
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    28 Jun '04 14:28
    11054 works (the middle number can be anything since it cancels with itself)
  3. r
    Standard memberrgoudie
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    30 Jun '04 02:32
    Originally posted by garethn
    11054 works (the middle number can be anything since it cancels with itself)
    Almost missed this one.

    Correct... obviously.

    -Ray.
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