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Si, por ejemplo, se había pensado el número 467, deben realizarse las siguientes operaciones:

467; 764
764 - 467 = 297
297 - 792 = 1089

Este resultado final, 1.089, es el que comunica usted. ¿Cómo puede saberlo? Analicemos el problema en su aspecto general. Tomemos un número con las cifras a, b y c. El número será: 100a + l0b + c.

El número con las cifras en orden contrario será:

100c + l0b + a.

La diferencia entre el primero y el segundo será igual a

99a - 99c.

Hagamos las siguientes transformaciones:

99a - 99c = 99 (a - c) = 100 (a - c) - (a - c)=
= 100 (a - c) - 100 + 100 - 10 + 10 - a + c =
=100 (a - c - 1) + 90 + (10 - a + c).

Es decir, que la diferencia consta de las tres cifras siguientes:

cifra de las centenas: a - c - 1

decenas: 9

unidades: 10 + c - a

El número con las cifras en orden contrario se representa así:

100 (10 + c - a) + 90 + (a - c - 1)

Sumando ambas expresiones:

100 (a - c- 1) + 90 + 10 + c - a + 100(10 + c - a) + 90 + a - c - 1.

Resulta:

100 x 9 + 180 + 9 = 1.089.

Cualesquiera que sean las cifras a, b, c, una vez hechas las operaciones mencionadas se obtendrá siempre el mismo número: 1.089. Por ello no es difícil adivinar el resultado de estos cálculos: lo conocía usted de antemano.

Está claro que este truco no debe presentarse a la misma persona dos veces porque entonces el secreto quedará descubierto.

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