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Lesson 11 of 13

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The same digits can make very different numbers.

Number Play — the nine ideas, on one screen
IdeaRemember
Rearranging digitsSame digits, new order, new number.
Biggest and smallestBiggest digit first for biggest. Smallest digit that is not 0 first for smallest.
PalindromesReads the same both ways. Reverse and add to reach one.
SupercellsBigger than every neighbour it has.
EstimationRound the real numbers, then add.
Number puzzlesEach clue crosses out numbers.
6174Biggest minus smallest. Repeat. Four digits that are not all the same end at 6174.
CollatzEven: halve. Odd: times 3, add 1. Repeat to reach 1.
Number gamesWork backwards. Winning numbers are 4 apart.

Open Chapter 3, Number Play. You have played these games already.