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Mathematical
Marvels!
You can't fool all the people all of the time.
...but you can fool quite a lot of people.
Think of a number between one and ten.
Double it.
Add 18.
Halve it.
Take away the number you first thought of.
Multiply by 6.
With your answer change the number of the tens digit
into that letter of the alphabet ie 1 is A, 2 is B, 3 is C
etc.
Now think of an animal beginning with that letter.
Now do the same with the units digit, but think of a
country.
Put the animal in the country.
The answer might well be "An elephant in Denmark!"
(The answer will always be 54 5 is E and 4 is D
Most people think of Denmark and an elephant.)