I have a general idea how it works, but sure would like some imput. Go to this site--it's the magic gopher.
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/games/magic-gopher-central.swf
2006-09-26 03:17:28 · 8 answers · asked by clear_skyzz 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Hehehe. Cute. I've seen something similar somewhere else, but I don't remember where it was (must be the Alzheimers acting up again ☺)
But I don't have a clue about how it works.
Doug
2006-09-26 03:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of any 2 digit number. Eg : (10x + y)
Add the digits. You get (x+y)
Now subtract the sum of digits from the original number.
(10x+y)-(x+y) = 9x.
Obviously this number is divisible by 9.
So show the user a lot of symbols corresponding to 2 digit numbers with only 1 trick - all multiples of 9 stand for the same symbol. Whatever number the user chooses, the final number is a multiple of 9 and the symbol is same. Finally, add a lot of music and confuse the user. then display the result, which is obvious anyway, but the user is stunned!
2006-09-26 03:27:27 · answer #2 · answered by astrokid 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
if you look carefully at the symbols that the game gives u,you will see that the symbols for the digits that contain 9 in them like 9-18-27-...is same and the game always gives that special symbol
because if you consider that 2digit number as (ab),then u can say that the number that u consider as your 2digit number is:
ab=10a+b
then the game says that u need to add the 2 digits of the number to each other and then subtract it from the whole number
so it will be
10a+b - (a+b)=10a+b-a-b=10a-a+b-b=9a
so, what ever your choose as your 2digit number ,your answer will always be the multipications of 9 ....
2006-09-26 08:31:32 · answer #3 · answered by MaK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah! The whole divisible by nine answer is correct. I went back to see if he/she was right and saw that all divisible by nine numbers are the same symbol. Gah, thank goodness that person said something or I would have been there forever trying to figure it out for you.
2006-09-26 06:02:31 · answer #4 · answered by missyloowho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gopher did not pick my symbol. Did I win?
2006-09-26 03:26:56 · answer #5 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No it's a big rip off it has the same symbol on 3 of the same #!!!!!
2006-09-26 03:26:46 · answer #6 · answered by Cydney H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Astrokid has it, I remember something like that from extra credit in algebra.
2006-09-26 03:30:55 · answer #7 · answered by Grev 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good.Tell us how it works
2006-09-26 03:38:00 · answer #8 · answered by openpsychy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋