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ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL

   BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS




        

— from
Animal Farm
by George Orwell



A contrived simple
equivalence
rule applies neatly to numbers 0 through 99
but not to any other numbers.
Equivalences of numbers 0 through 19 are listed below,
accounting for almost all other eligible numbers as well,
where ‘=’ means “is equivalent to.”
(Each number is
reflexively
equivalent to itself.)




­  0 = no others     
­ 10 = no others

1 = no others     
­ 11 = 29 = 31 = 49 = 51 = 69 = 71 = 89 = 91

2 = no others     
­ 12 = 28 = 32 = 48 = 52 = 68 = 72 = 88 = 92

3 = no others     
­ 13 = 27 = 33 = 47 = 53 = 67 = 73 = 87 = 93

4 = no others     
­ 14 = 26 = 34 = 46 = 54 = 66 = 74 = 86 = 94

5 = no others     
­ 15 = 25 = 35 = 45 = 55 = 65 = 75 = 85 = 95

6 = no others     
­ 16 = 24 = 36 = 44 = 56 = 64 = 76 = 84 = 96

7 = no others     
­ 17 = 23 = 37 = 43 = 57 = 63 = 77 = 83 = 97

8 = no others     
­ 18 = 22 = 38 = 42 = 58 = 62 = 78 = 82 = 98

9 = no others     
­ 19 = 21 = 39 = 41 = 59 = 61 = 79 = 81 = 99





      
What would be the entry for 20 in this list?




            
­ 20 = ___ . . . ?




Please use and explain the simplest possible rule,
not purely mathematical,
that accounts for every equivalence from 0 to 99.










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    Thank you, @MooseBoys. Yes the relation only has relevance to numbers 0 through 99. "No others" would indeed be a great catch-all for other numbers.
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$begingroup$




         
ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL

   BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS




        

— from
Animal Farm
by George Orwell



A contrived simple
equivalence
rule applies neatly to numbers 0 through 99
but not to any other numbers.
Equivalences of numbers 0 through 19 are listed below,
accounting for almost all other eligible numbers as well,
where ‘=’ means “is equivalent to.”
(Each number is
reflexively
equivalent to itself.)




­  0 = no others     
­ 10 = no others

1 = no others     
­ 11 = 29 = 31 = 49 = 51 = 69 = 71 = 89 = 91

2 = no others     
­ 12 = 28 = 32 = 48 = 52 = 68 = 72 = 88 = 92

3 = no others     
­ 13 = 27 = 33 = 47 = 53 = 67 = 73 = 87 = 93

4 = no others     
­ 14 = 26 = 34 = 46 = 54 = 66 = 74 = 86 = 94

5 = no others     
­ 15 = 25 = 35 = 45 = 55 = 65 = 75 = 85 = 95

6 = no others     
­ 16 = 24 = 36 = 44 = 56 = 64 = 76 = 84 = 96

7 = no others     
­ 17 = 23 = 37 = 43 = 57 = 63 = 77 = 83 = 97

8 = no others     
­ 18 = 22 = 38 = 42 = 58 = 62 = 78 = 82 = 98

9 = no others     
­ 19 = 21 = 39 = 41 = 59 = 61 = 79 = 81 = 99





      
What would be the entry for 20 in this list?




            
­ 20 = ___ . . . ?




Please use and explain the simplest possible rule,
not purely mathematical,
that accounts for every equivalence from 0 to 99.










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$begingroup$




         
ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL

   BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS




        

— from
Animal Farm
by George Orwell



A contrived simple
equivalence
rule applies neatly to numbers 0 through 99
but not to any other numbers.
Equivalences of numbers 0 through 19 are listed below,
accounting for almost all other eligible numbers as well,
where ‘=’ means “is equivalent to.”
(Each number is
reflexively
equivalent to itself.)




­  0 = no others     
­ 10 = no others

1 = no others     
­ 11 = 29 = 31 = 49 = 51 = 69 = 71 = 89 = 91

2 = no others     
­ 12 = 28 = 32 = 48 = 52 = 68 = 72 = 88 = 92

3 = no others     
­ 13 = 27 = 33 = 47 = 53 = 67 = 73 = 87 = 93

4 = no others     
­ 14 = 26 = 34 = 46 = 54 = 66 = 74 = 86 = 94

5 = no others     
­ 15 = 25 = 35 = 45 = 55 = 65 = 75 = 85 = 95

6 = no others     
­ 16 = 24 = 36 = 44 = 56 = 64 = 76 = 84 = 96

7 = no others     
­ 17 = 23 = 37 = 43 = 57 = 63 = 77 = 83 = 97

8 = no others     
­ 18 = 22 = 38 = 42 = 58 = 62 = 78 = 82 = 98

9 = no others     
­ 19 = 21 = 39 = 41 = 59 = 61 = 79 = 81 = 99





      
What would be the entry for 20 in this list?




            
­ 20 = ___ . . . ?




Please use and explain the simplest possible rule,
not purely mathematical,
that accounts for every equivalence from 0 to 99.










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ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL

   BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS




        

— from
Animal Farm
by George Orwell



A contrived simple
equivalence
rule applies neatly to numbers 0 through 99
but not to any other numbers.
Equivalences of numbers 0 through 19 are listed below,
accounting for almost all other eligible numbers as well,
where ‘=’ means “is equivalent to.”
(Each number is
reflexively
equivalent to itself.)




­  0 = no others     
­ 10 = no others

1 = no others     
­ 11 = 29 = 31 = 49 = 51 = 69 = 71 = 89 = 91

2 = no others     
­ 12 = 28 = 32 = 48 = 52 = 68 = 72 = 88 = 92

3 = no others     
­ 13 = 27 = 33 = 47 = 53 = 67 = 73 = 87 = 93

4 = no others     
­ 14 = 26 = 34 = 46 = 54 = 66 = 74 = 86 = 94

5 = no others     
­ 15 = 25 = 35 = 45 = 55 = 65 = 75 = 85 = 95

6 = no others     
­ 16 = 24 = 36 = 44 = 56 = 64 = 76 = 84 = 96

7 = no others     
­ 17 = 23 = 37 = 43 = 57 = 63 = 77 = 83 = 97

8 = no others     
­ 18 = 22 = 38 = 42 = 58 = 62 = 78 = 82 = 98

9 = no others     
­ 19 = 21 = 39 = 41 = 59 = 61 = 79 = 81 = 99





      
What would be the entry for 20 in this list?




            
­ 20 = ___ . . . ?




Please use and explain the simplest possible rule,
not purely mathematical,
that accounts for every equivalence from 0 to 99.







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Thank you, @MooseBoys. Yes the relation only has relevance to numbers 0 through 99. "No others" would indeed be a great catch-all for other numbers.
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20 = no others




Reason: (humn has told me that this is wrong but it's my favorite guess of mine)




Because you gave us a list of equivalences which are more equal than others. So we can assume the remaining numbers are less equal and therefore only equal to themselves.






Other guesses:




Xilpex's rule applies if no digits are zero. If any digit is zero (2 can be written as 02) then there are no equivalents


Because the rules are contrived so I can simply invent whatever I want for the rules that aren't given to me.







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20 = no others. same as 0 to 10. because it breaks the following pattern. The green cells are the numbers given and the colored cells is the sum their digits above them. Numbers 0 - 10 break the pattern of the sums as well. Hence the "no others" as they don't follow the pattern of the sums as others
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i know there is no 100, 101, i used excel for this, regardless it still doesn't follow the pattern of the sums either way







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    Congratulations on the correct answer. And what a wonderfully visual and consistent explanation. Yet the intended explanation is simpler and not nearly as gorgeous.
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    @humn well, the non mathematical explanation would be that numbers with leading or trailing zeroes have no equivalence. 00,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,20
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My first thought was




The equivalence classes are based on the distance of a number to the closest multiple of 20:

$$|11 - 20| = 9, quad |29 - 20| = 9,quad |31 - 40| = 9,quad ldots$$




However, that did not explain 0 through 10. I could add a 'except for 1 through 10' to my rule, but that wasn't very satisfying.



The second thing I came up with was:




For a number $n$ made of two digits $a$ and $b$, we have $n = acdot 10 + b$. If we say those are equivalent to $m=acdot 10 - b$, they are recursively equivalent to a lot of numbers. For example, $$97 = 9cdot 10 + 7$$ $$9cdot 10 - 7 = 83 = 8cdot 10 + 3$$ $$8cdot10 - 3 = 77 = 7cdot 10 + 7$$ And so on: $97 rightarrow 83 rightarrow 77 rightarrow 63 rightarrow 57 rightarrow 43 rightarrow 37 rightarrow ldots$. This shows that numbers with a zero as second digit do not have any other equivalent numbers, as this process would not lead to any new numbers: $$20 = 2cdot 10 + 0$$ $$2cdot10 - 0 = 20$$ $20 rightarrow 20 rightarrow ldots$. The only way I managed to explain $1,ldots,9$ here is to explain you simply can't apply this process to those numbers, as they do not have two digits.




This doesn't work if you accept that 09 is a perfectly fine way of writing 9. So I'm still not very satisfied with this solution.






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    M-ou-se, the indended explanation is hidden inside your second approach (about multiples of 10). That is the closest any has yet gotten! Still, the intended solution is simpler and not quite as mathematical.
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20 would be:




20 = 20 = 40 = 40 = 60 = 60 = 80 = 80 = 100




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The rule (vertically) is: Line 1 + 1, then Line 2 - 1, and so on.







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  0 = no others      ­ 10 = no others      ­ 20 = no others

  1 = no others      ­ 1 1 = 2 9 = 3 1 = 4 9 = 5 1 = 69 = 71 = 89 = 91

  2 = no others      ­ 1 2 = 2 8 = 3 2 = 4 8 = 5 2 = 68 = 72 = 88 = 92

  3 = no others      ­ 1 3 = 2 7 = 3 3 = 4 7 = 5 3 = 67 = 73 = 87 = 93

  4 = no others      ­ 1 4 = 2 6 = 3 4 = 4 6 = 5 4 = 66 = 74 = 86 = 94

  5 = no others      ­ 1 5 = 2 5 = 3 5 = 4 5 = 5 5 = 65 = 75 = 85 = 95

  6 = no others      ­ 1 6 = 2 4 = 3 6 = 4 4 = 5 6 = 64 = 76 = 84 = 96

  7 = no others      ­ 1 7 = 2 3 = 3 7 = 4 3 = 5 7 = 63 = 77 = 83 = 97

  8 = no others      ­ 1 8 = 2 2 = 3 8 = 4 2 = 5 8 = 62 = 78 = 82 = 98

  9 = no others      ­ 1 9 = 2 1 = 3 9 = 4 1 = 5 9 = 61 = 79 = 81 = 99

Delete the tens digit, like follow:



  0 = no others      ­ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9

  1 = no others      ­ 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1

  2 = no others      ­ 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2

  3 = no others      ­ 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3

  4 = no others      ­ 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4

  5 = no others      ­ 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5

  6 = no others      ­ 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6

  7 = no others      ­ 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7

  8 = no others      ­ 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8

  9 = no others      ­ 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9

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    look the column, my English very poor, can't explain clarification.
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20 = no others




Reason: (humn has told me that this is wrong but it's my favorite guess of mine)




Because you gave us a list of equivalences which are more equal than others. So we can assume the remaining numbers are less equal and therefore only equal to themselves.






Other guesses:




Xilpex's rule applies if no digits are zero. If any digit is zero (2 can be written as 02) then there are no equivalents


Because the rules are contrived so I can simply invent whatever I want for the rules that aren't given to me.







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20 = no others




Reason: (humn has told me that this is wrong but it's my favorite guess of mine)




Because you gave us a list of equivalences which are more equal than others. So we can assume the remaining numbers are less equal and therefore only equal to themselves.






Other guesses:




Xilpex's rule applies if no digits are zero. If any digit is zero (2 can be written as 02) then there are no equivalents


Because the rules are contrived so I can simply invent whatever I want for the rules that aren't given to me.







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    Correct answer, @ferret! But the reasoning is more complicated than necessary.
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    You're on the way, @ferret, and gave me an idea for another puzzle. Still missing the essential ingredient.
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Answer:




20 = no others




Reason: (humn has told me that this is wrong but it's my favorite guess of mine)




Because you gave us a list of equivalences which are more equal than others. So we can assume the remaining numbers are less equal and therefore only equal to themselves.






Other guesses:




Xilpex's rule applies if no digits are zero. If any digit is zero (2 can be written as 02) then there are no equivalents


Because the rules are contrived so I can simply invent whatever I want for the rules that aren't given to me.







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Answer:




20 = no others




Reason: (humn has told me that this is wrong but it's my favorite guess of mine)




Because you gave us a list of equivalences which are more equal than others. So we can assume the remaining numbers are less equal and therefore only equal to themselves.






Other guesses:




Xilpex's rule applies if no digits are zero. If any digit is zero (2 can be written as 02) then there are no equivalents


Because the rules are contrived so I can simply invent whatever I want for the rules that aren't given to me.








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    Correct answer, @ferret! But the reasoning is more complicated than necessary.
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    You're on the way, @ferret, and gave me an idea for another puzzle. Still missing the essential ingredient.
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    Correct answer, @ferret! But the reasoning is more complicated than necessary.
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    Mar 25 at 2:02






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    You're on the way, @ferret, and gave me an idea for another puzzle. Still missing the essential ingredient.
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    Mar 25 at 4:06






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    @humn is it because they are rot13 pbagevirq?
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Correct answer, @ferret! But the reasoning is more complicated than necessary.
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Correct answer, @ferret! But the reasoning is more complicated than necessary.
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You're on the way, @ferret, and gave me an idea for another puzzle. Still missing the essential ingredient.
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You're on the way, @ferret, and gave me an idea for another puzzle. Still missing the essential ingredient.
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20 = no others. same as 0 to 10. because it breaks the following pattern. The green cells are the numbers given and the colored cells is the sum their digits above them. Numbers 0 - 10 break the pattern of the sums as well. Hence the "no others" as they don't follow the pattern of the sums as others
enter image description here
i know there is no 100, 101, i used excel for this, regardless it still doesn't follow the pattern of the sums either way







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    Congratulations on the correct answer. And what a wonderfully visual and consistent explanation. Yet the intended explanation is simpler and not nearly as gorgeous.
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    @humn well, the non mathematical explanation would be that numbers with leading or trailing zeroes have no equivalence. 00,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,20
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20 = no others. same as 0 to 10. because it breaks the following pattern. The green cells are the numbers given and the colored cells is the sum their digits above them. Numbers 0 - 10 break the pattern of the sums as well. Hence the "no others" as they don't follow the pattern of the sums as others
enter image description here
i know there is no 100, 101, i used excel for this, regardless it still doesn't follow the pattern of the sums either way







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    Congratulations on the correct answer. And what a wonderfully visual and consistent explanation. Yet the intended explanation is simpler and not nearly as gorgeous.
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    @humn well, the non mathematical explanation would be that numbers with leading or trailing zeroes have no equivalence. 00,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,20
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    Your non mathematical 0s approach does fit the pattern, @Mel, but doesn't explain the equivalences as well as your excel solution.
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20 = no others. same as 0 to 10. because it breaks the following pattern. The green cells are the numbers given and the colored cells is the sum their digits above them. Numbers 0 - 10 break the pattern of the sums as well. Hence the "no others" as they don't follow the pattern of the sums as others
enter image description here
i know there is no 100, 101, i used excel for this, regardless it still doesn't follow the pattern of the sums either way







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20 = no others. same as 0 to 10. because it breaks the following pattern. The green cells are the numbers given and the colored cells is the sum their digits above them. Numbers 0 - 10 break the pattern of the sums as well. Hence the "no others" as they don't follow the pattern of the sums as others
enter image description here
i know there is no 100, 101, i used excel for this, regardless it still doesn't follow the pattern of the sums either way








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    Congratulations on the correct answer. And what a wonderfully visual and consistent explanation. Yet the intended explanation is simpler and not nearly as gorgeous.
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    @humn well, the non mathematical explanation would be that numbers with leading or trailing zeroes have no equivalence. 00,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,20
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    Your non mathematical 0s approach does fit the pattern, @Mel, but doesn't explain the equivalences as well as your excel solution.
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  • $begingroup$
    Congratulations on the correct answer. And what a wonderfully visual and consistent explanation. Yet the intended explanation is simpler and not nearly as gorgeous.
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    @humn well, the non mathematical explanation would be that numbers with leading or trailing zeroes have no equivalence. 00,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,20
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    Your non mathematical 0s approach does fit the pattern, @Mel, but doesn't explain the equivalences as well as your excel solution.
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Congratulations on the correct answer. And what a wonderfully visual and consistent explanation. Yet the intended explanation is simpler and not nearly as gorgeous.
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– humn
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Congratulations on the correct answer. And what a wonderfully visual and consistent explanation. Yet the intended explanation is simpler and not nearly as gorgeous.
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– humn
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@humn well, the non mathematical explanation would be that numbers with leading or trailing zeroes have no equivalence. 00,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,20
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@humn well, the non mathematical explanation would be that numbers with leading or trailing zeroes have no equivalence. 00,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,20
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Your non mathematical 0s approach does fit the pattern, @Mel, but doesn't explain the equivalences as well as your excel solution.
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Your non mathematical 0s approach does fit the pattern, @Mel, but doesn't explain the equivalences as well as your excel solution.
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My first thought was




The equivalence classes are based on the distance of a number to the closest multiple of 20:

$$|11 - 20| = 9, quad |29 - 20| = 9,quad |31 - 40| = 9,quad ldots$$




However, that did not explain 0 through 10. I could add a 'except for 1 through 10' to my rule, but that wasn't very satisfying.



The second thing I came up with was:




For a number $n$ made of two digits $a$ and $b$, we have $n = acdot 10 + b$. If we say those are equivalent to $m=acdot 10 - b$, they are recursively equivalent to a lot of numbers. For example, $$97 = 9cdot 10 + 7$$ $$9cdot 10 - 7 = 83 = 8cdot 10 + 3$$ $$8cdot10 - 3 = 77 = 7cdot 10 + 7$$ And so on: $97 rightarrow 83 rightarrow 77 rightarrow 63 rightarrow 57 rightarrow 43 rightarrow 37 rightarrow ldots$. This shows that numbers with a zero as second digit do not have any other equivalent numbers, as this process would not lead to any new numbers: $$20 = 2cdot 10 + 0$$ $$2cdot10 - 0 = 20$$ $20 rightarrow 20 rightarrow ldots$. The only way I managed to explain $1,ldots,9$ here is to explain you simply can't apply this process to those numbers, as they do not have two digits.




This doesn't work if you accept that 09 is a perfectly fine way of writing 9. So I'm still not very satisfied with this solution.






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    M-ou-se, the indended explanation is hidden inside your second approach (about multiples of 10). That is the closest any has yet gotten! Still, the intended solution is simpler and not quite as mathematical.
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My first thought was




The equivalence classes are based on the distance of a number to the closest multiple of 20:

$$|11 - 20| = 9, quad |29 - 20| = 9,quad |31 - 40| = 9,quad ldots$$




However, that did not explain 0 through 10. I could add a 'except for 1 through 10' to my rule, but that wasn't very satisfying.



The second thing I came up with was:




For a number $n$ made of two digits $a$ and $b$, we have $n = acdot 10 + b$. If we say those are equivalent to $m=acdot 10 - b$, they are recursively equivalent to a lot of numbers. For example, $$97 = 9cdot 10 + 7$$ $$9cdot 10 - 7 = 83 = 8cdot 10 + 3$$ $$8cdot10 - 3 = 77 = 7cdot 10 + 7$$ And so on: $97 rightarrow 83 rightarrow 77 rightarrow 63 rightarrow 57 rightarrow 43 rightarrow 37 rightarrow ldots$. This shows that numbers with a zero as second digit do not have any other equivalent numbers, as this process would not lead to any new numbers: $$20 = 2cdot 10 + 0$$ $$2cdot10 - 0 = 20$$ $20 rightarrow 20 rightarrow ldots$. The only way I managed to explain $1,ldots,9$ here is to explain you simply can't apply this process to those numbers, as they do not have two digits.




This doesn't work if you accept that 09 is a perfectly fine way of writing 9. So I'm still not very satisfied with this solution.






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    M-ou-se, the indended explanation is hidden inside your second approach (about multiples of 10). That is the closest any has yet gotten! Still, the intended solution is simpler and not quite as mathematical.
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My first thought was




The equivalence classes are based on the distance of a number to the closest multiple of 20:

$$|11 - 20| = 9, quad |29 - 20| = 9,quad |31 - 40| = 9,quad ldots$$




However, that did not explain 0 through 10. I could add a 'except for 1 through 10' to my rule, but that wasn't very satisfying.



The second thing I came up with was:




For a number $n$ made of two digits $a$ and $b$, we have $n = acdot 10 + b$. If we say those are equivalent to $m=acdot 10 - b$, they are recursively equivalent to a lot of numbers. For example, $$97 = 9cdot 10 + 7$$ $$9cdot 10 - 7 = 83 = 8cdot 10 + 3$$ $$8cdot10 - 3 = 77 = 7cdot 10 + 7$$ And so on: $97 rightarrow 83 rightarrow 77 rightarrow 63 rightarrow 57 rightarrow 43 rightarrow 37 rightarrow ldots$. This shows that numbers with a zero as second digit do not have any other equivalent numbers, as this process would not lead to any new numbers: $$20 = 2cdot 10 + 0$$ $$2cdot10 - 0 = 20$$ $20 rightarrow 20 rightarrow ldots$. The only way I managed to explain $1,ldots,9$ here is to explain you simply can't apply this process to those numbers, as they do not have two digits.




This doesn't work if you accept that 09 is a perfectly fine way of writing 9. So I'm still not very satisfied with this solution.






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My first thought was




The equivalence classes are based on the distance of a number to the closest multiple of 20:

$$|11 - 20| = 9, quad |29 - 20| = 9,quad |31 - 40| = 9,quad ldots$$




However, that did not explain 0 through 10. I could add a 'except for 1 through 10' to my rule, but that wasn't very satisfying.



The second thing I came up with was:




For a number $n$ made of two digits $a$ and $b$, we have $n = acdot 10 + b$. If we say those are equivalent to $m=acdot 10 - b$, they are recursively equivalent to a lot of numbers. For example, $$97 = 9cdot 10 + 7$$ $$9cdot 10 - 7 = 83 = 8cdot 10 + 3$$ $$8cdot10 - 3 = 77 = 7cdot 10 + 7$$ And so on: $97 rightarrow 83 rightarrow 77 rightarrow 63 rightarrow 57 rightarrow 43 rightarrow 37 rightarrow ldots$. This shows that numbers with a zero as second digit do not have any other equivalent numbers, as this process would not lead to any new numbers: $$20 = 2cdot 10 + 0$$ $$2cdot10 - 0 = 20$$ $20 rightarrow 20 rightarrow ldots$. The only way I managed to explain $1,ldots,9$ here is to explain you simply can't apply this process to those numbers, as they do not have two digits.




This doesn't work if you accept that 09 is a perfectly fine way of writing 9. So I'm still not very satisfied with this solution.







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    M-ou-se, the indended explanation is hidden inside your second approach (about multiples of 10). That is the closest any has yet gotten! Still, the intended solution is simpler and not quite as mathematical.
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    M-ou-se, the indended explanation is hidden inside your second approach (about multiples of 10). That is the closest any has yet gotten! Still, the intended solution is simpler and not quite as mathematical.
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M-ou-se, the indended explanation is hidden inside your second approach (about multiples of 10). That is the closest any has yet gotten! Still, the intended solution is simpler and not quite as mathematical.
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M-ou-se, the indended explanation is hidden inside your second approach (about multiples of 10). That is the closest any has yet gotten! Still, the intended solution is simpler and not quite as mathematical.
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20 would be:




20 = 20 = 40 = 40 = 60 = 60 = 80 = 80 = 100




Explanation:




The rule (vertically) is: Line 1 + 1, then Line 2 - 1, and so on.







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    @humn Ok. I'll see if there is any other answer... :D
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20 would be:




20 = 20 = 40 = 40 = 60 = 60 = 80 = 80 = 100




Explanation:




The rule (vertically) is: Line 1 + 1, then Line 2 - 1, and so on.







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    @humn Ok. I'll see if there is any other answer... :D
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20 would be:




20 = 20 = 40 = 40 = 60 = 60 = 80 = 80 = 100




Explanation:




The rule (vertically) is: Line 1 + 1, then Line 2 - 1, and so on.







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20 would be:




20 = 20 = 40 = 40 = 60 = 60 = 80 = 80 = 100




Explanation:




The rule (vertically) is: Line 1 + 1, then Line 2 - 1, and so on.








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    Thank you for taking the bait, Xilpex. Not quite the solution, though. For instance, it doesn't explain the entry for 10.
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    @humn Ok. I'll see if there is any other answer... :D
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    @humn Ok. I'll see if there is any other answer... :D
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Thank you for taking the bait, Xilpex. Not quite the solution, though. For instance, it doesn't explain the entry for 10.
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Thank you for taking the bait, Xilpex. Not quite the solution, though. For instance, it doesn't explain the entry for 10.
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@humn Ok. I'll see if there is any other answer... :D
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@humn Ok. I'll see if there is any other answer... :D
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Plus there is no $100$.
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  0 = no others      ­ 10 = no others      ­ 20 = no others

  1 = no others      ­ 1 1 = 2 9 = 3 1 = 4 9 = 5 1 = 69 = 71 = 89 = 91

  2 = no others      ­ 1 2 = 2 8 = 3 2 = 4 8 = 5 2 = 68 = 72 = 88 = 92

  3 = no others      ­ 1 3 = 2 7 = 3 3 = 4 7 = 5 3 = 67 = 73 = 87 = 93

  4 = no others      ­ 1 4 = 2 6 = 3 4 = 4 6 = 5 4 = 66 = 74 = 86 = 94

  5 = no others      ­ 1 5 = 2 5 = 3 5 = 4 5 = 5 5 = 65 = 75 = 85 = 95

  6 = no others      ­ 1 6 = 2 4 = 3 6 = 4 4 = 5 6 = 64 = 76 = 84 = 96

  7 = no others      ­ 1 7 = 2 3 = 3 7 = 4 3 = 5 7 = 63 = 77 = 83 = 97

  8 = no others      ­ 1 8 = 2 2 = 3 8 = 4 2 = 5 8 = 62 = 78 = 82 = 98

  9 = no others      ­ 1 9 = 2 1 = 3 9 = 4 1 = 5 9 = 61 = 79 = 81 = 99

Delete the tens digit, like follow:



  0 = no others      ­ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9

  1 = no others      ­ 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1

  2 = no others      ­ 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2

  3 = no others      ­ 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3

  4 = no others      ­ 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4

  5 = no others      ­ 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5

  6 = no others      ­ 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6

  7 = no others      ­ 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7

  8 = no others      ­ 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8

  9 = no others      ­ 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9

So there is no rules to 0,




20 = no others







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    look the column, my English very poor, can't explain clarification.
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  0 = no others      ­ 10 = no others      ­ 20 = no others

  1 = no others      ­ 1 1 = 2 9 = 3 1 = 4 9 = 5 1 = 69 = 71 = 89 = 91

  2 = no others      ­ 1 2 = 2 8 = 3 2 = 4 8 = 5 2 = 68 = 72 = 88 = 92

  3 = no others      ­ 1 3 = 2 7 = 3 3 = 4 7 = 5 3 = 67 = 73 = 87 = 93

  4 = no others      ­ 1 4 = 2 6 = 3 4 = 4 6 = 5 4 = 66 = 74 = 86 = 94

  5 = no others      ­ 1 5 = 2 5 = 3 5 = 4 5 = 5 5 = 65 = 75 = 85 = 95

  6 = no others      ­ 1 6 = 2 4 = 3 6 = 4 4 = 5 6 = 64 = 76 = 84 = 96

  7 = no others      ­ 1 7 = 2 3 = 3 7 = 4 3 = 5 7 = 63 = 77 = 83 = 97

  8 = no others      ­ 1 8 = 2 2 = 3 8 = 4 2 = 5 8 = 62 = 78 = 82 = 98

  9 = no others      ­ 1 9 = 2 1 = 3 9 = 4 1 = 5 9 = 61 = 79 = 81 = 99

Delete the tens digit, like follow:



  0 = no others      ­ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9

  1 = no others      ­ 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1

  2 = no others      ­ 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2

  3 = no others      ­ 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3

  4 = no others      ­ 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4

  5 = no others      ­ 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5

  6 = no others      ­ 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6

  7 = no others      ­ 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7

  8 = no others      ­ 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8

  9 = no others      ­ 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9

So there is no rules to 0,




20 = no others







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  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Keep going, @user58107! It's simpler than that.
    $endgroup$
    – humn
    Mar 25 at 6:42








  • 2




    $begingroup$
    look the column, my English very poor, can't explain clarification.
    $endgroup$
    – user58107
    Mar 25 at 6:46










  • $begingroup$
    Oh, oh oh oh, @user58107, this puzzle relies on English. (Big give-away.) Thank you for hitching the ride.
    $endgroup$
    – humn
    Mar 25 at 6:52






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @humn Maybe a language tag then?
    $endgroup$
    – Rubio
    Apr 6 at 4:07










  • $begingroup$
    Right, @Rubio, language tag added. I was trying to not give away that aspect but did in the comment above and the time is ripe anyway.
    $endgroup$
    – humn
    Apr 7 at 3:11














2












2








2





$begingroup$

  0 = no others      ­ 10 = no others      ­ 20 = no others

  1 = no others      ­ 1 1 = 2 9 = 3 1 = 4 9 = 5 1 = 69 = 71 = 89 = 91

  2 = no others      ­ 1 2 = 2 8 = 3 2 = 4 8 = 5 2 = 68 = 72 = 88 = 92

  3 = no others      ­ 1 3 = 2 7 = 3 3 = 4 7 = 5 3 = 67 = 73 = 87 = 93

  4 = no others      ­ 1 4 = 2 6 = 3 4 = 4 6 = 5 4 = 66 = 74 = 86 = 94

  5 = no others      ­ 1 5 = 2 5 = 3 5 = 4 5 = 5 5 = 65 = 75 = 85 = 95

  6 = no others      ­ 1 6 = 2 4 = 3 6 = 4 4 = 5 6 = 64 = 76 = 84 = 96

  7 = no others      ­ 1 7 = 2 3 = 3 7 = 4 3 = 5 7 = 63 = 77 = 83 = 97

  8 = no others      ­ 1 8 = 2 2 = 3 8 = 4 2 = 5 8 = 62 = 78 = 82 = 98

  9 = no others      ­ 1 9 = 2 1 = 3 9 = 4 1 = 5 9 = 61 = 79 = 81 = 99

Delete the tens digit, like follow:



  0 = no others      ­ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9

  1 = no others      ­ 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1

  2 = no others      ­ 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2

  3 = no others      ­ 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3

  4 = no others      ­ 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4

  5 = no others      ­ 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5

  6 = no others      ­ 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6

  7 = no others      ­ 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7

  8 = no others      ­ 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8

  9 = no others      ­ 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9

So there is no rules to 0,




20 = no others







share|improve this answer











$endgroup$



  0 = no others      ­ 10 = no others      ­ 20 = no others

  1 = no others      ­ 1 1 = 2 9 = 3 1 = 4 9 = 5 1 = 69 = 71 = 89 = 91

  2 = no others      ­ 1 2 = 2 8 = 3 2 = 4 8 = 5 2 = 68 = 72 = 88 = 92

  3 = no others      ­ 1 3 = 2 7 = 3 3 = 4 7 = 5 3 = 67 = 73 = 87 = 93

  4 = no others      ­ 1 4 = 2 6 = 3 4 = 4 6 = 5 4 = 66 = 74 = 86 = 94

  5 = no others      ­ 1 5 = 2 5 = 3 5 = 4 5 = 5 5 = 65 = 75 = 85 = 95

  6 = no others      ­ 1 6 = 2 4 = 3 6 = 4 4 = 5 6 = 64 = 76 = 84 = 96

  7 = no others      ­ 1 7 = 2 3 = 3 7 = 4 3 = 5 7 = 63 = 77 = 83 = 97

  8 = no others      ­ 1 8 = 2 2 = 3 8 = 4 2 = 5 8 = 62 = 78 = 82 = 98

  9 = no others      ­ 1 9 = 2 1 = 3 9 = 4 1 = 5 9 = 61 = 79 = 81 = 99

Delete the tens digit, like follow:



  0 = no others      ­ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9

  1 = no others      ­ 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1

  2 = no others      ­ 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2

  3 = no others      ­ 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3

  4 = no others      ­ 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4

  5 = no others      ­ 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5 = 5

  6 = no others      ­ 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6 = 4 = 6

  7 = no others      ­ 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7 = 3 = 7

  8 = no others      ­ 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8 = 2 = 8

  9 = no others      ­ 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9 = 1 = 9

So there is no rules to 0,




20 = no others








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answered Mar 25 at 6:10









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  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Keep going, @user58107! It's simpler than that.
    $endgroup$
    – humn
    Mar 25 at 6:42








  • 2




    $begingroup$
    look the column, my English very poor, can't explain clarification.
    $endgroup$
    – user58107
    Mar 25 at 6:46










  • $begingroup$
    Oh, oh oh oh, @user58107, this puzzle relies on English. (Big give-away.) Thank you for hitching the ride.
    $endgroup$
    – humn
    Mar 25 at 6:52






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @humn Maybe a language tag then?
    $endgroup$
    – Rubio
    Apr 6 at 4:07










  • $begingroup$
    Right, @Rubio, language tag added. I was trying to not give away that aspect but did in the comment above and the time is ripe anyway.
    $endgroup$
    – humn
    Apr 7 at 3:11














  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Keep going, @user58107! It's simpler than that.
    $endgroup$
    – humn
    Mar 25 at 6:42








  • 2




    $begingroup$
    look the column, my English very poor, can't explain clarification.
    $endgroup$
    – user58107
    Mar 25 at 6:46










  • $begingroup$
    Oh, oh oh oh, @user58107, this puzzle relies on English. (Big give-away.) Thank you for hitching the ride.
    $endgroup$
    – humn
    Mar 25 at 6:52






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @humn Maybe a language tag then?
    $endgroup$
    – Rubio
    Apr 6 at 4:07










  • $begingroup$
    Right, @Rubio, language tag added. I was trying to not give away that aspect but did in the comment above and the time is ripe anyway.
    $endgroup$
    – humn
    Apr 7 at 3:11








1




1




$begingroup$
Keep going, @user58107! It's simpler than that.
$endgroup$
– humn
Mar 25 at 6:42






$begingroup$
Keep going, @user58107! It's simpler than that.
$endgroup$
– humn
Mar 25 at 6:42






2




2




$begingroup$
look the column, my English very poor, can't explain clarification.
$endgroup$
– user58107
Mar 25 at 6:46




$begingroup$
look the column, my English very poor, can't explain clarification.
$endgroup$
– user58107
Mar 25 at 6:46












$begingroup$
Oh, oh oh oh, @user58107, this puzzle relies on English. (Big give-away.) Thank you for hitching the ride.
$endgroup$
– humn
Mar 25 at 6:52




$begingroup$
Oh, oh oh oh, @user58107, this puzzle relies on English. (Big give-away.) Thank you for hitching the ride.
$endgroup$
– humn
Mar 25 at 6:52




1




1




$begingroup$
@humn Maybe a language tag then?
$endgroup$
– Rubio
Apr 6 at 4:07




$begingroup$
@humn Maybe a language tag then?
$endgroup$
– Rubio
Apr 6 at 4:07












$begingroup$
Right, @Rubio, language tag added. I was trying to not give away that aspect but did in the comment above and the time is ripe anyway.
$endgroup$
– humn
Apr 7 at 3:11




$begingroup$
Right, @Rubio, language tag added. I was trying to not give away that aspect but did in the comment above and the time is ripe anyway.
$endgroup$
– humn
Apr 7 at 3:11


















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