Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Palindromically Speaking

An easy puzzle for today:

Palindromic numbers are those that read the same backwards as forwards; for example, 101, 3663, 40904.
Given the palindromic number a = 138831, come up with a palindromic number b composed of the same six digits (as a) but in another order, such that the sum of a + b also equals a palindromic number.
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answer below

...but first check out this (NON-palindromic) quirk from "Futility Closet":

http://www.futilitycloset.com/2010/11/15/home-again/
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.answer: 831138

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