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Steven was writing out an equation in English, when he realised that if he multiplied ten by two, his answer (twenty) also had twice as many letters as the word ten.
Ten (3 letters) x2= Twenty (6 letters)
How many other integers are there that if you double the number, you get an answer with twice the number of letters?
Ten (3 letters) x2= Twenty (6 letters)
How many other integers are there that if you double the number, you get an answer with twice the number of letters?
Answer
4.Six (3 letters) x2= Twelve (6 letters)
Nine (4 letters) x2= Eighteen (8 letters)
Fifty (5 letters) x2= One Hundred (10 letters)
Fifty One (8 letters) x2= One Hundred and Two (16 letters)
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