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April Fool ’ s Day. On Your response sheet. Write down any three-digit number so that the first and last digit of the number differ by more than one. For example 341, 785, 640 Reverse the order of the digits. Subtract the smaller number from the larger number. Continue.
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On Your response sheet • Write down any three-digit number so that the first and last digit of the number differ by more than one. For example 341, 785, 640 • Reverse the order of the digits. • Subtract the smaller number from the larger number.
Continue • Reverse the digits of the difference and add the resulting number to the difference. • Multiply your answer by one million. • Subtract 733,361,573
Continue • Under each 2 in the answer write the letter P • Under each 3 in the answer write the letter L • Under each 4 in the answer write the letter R • Under each 5 in the answer write the letter O • Under each 6 in the answer write the letter F • Under each 7 in the answer write the letter A • Under each 8 in the answer write the letter I
What Did You Get? • April Fool Backward
Why • The first 4 instructions will always result in the number 1089. The remainder of the instructions are chosen so that they spell the desired message. • Challenge—can you make a different message?