numbers

whenever i'm on the road, my hobby is to sum up the numbers of car license plate

for instance BBN 8674 gives 25

the summation method that i used pun lain macam sket (hahaha..perasan genius!)

taking the example above, i’d first rearrange the numbers to get any sub-summation closest or equal to 10

BBN 8674 --> 6487 --> (6+4)+(8+7)=10+15=25

another example..

WMM 1569 --> 1956 --> (1+9)+(5+6)=10+11=21

but when i encounter license plate with all numbers bigger than 5, i’d just add them up in sequential pairs (i.e. 1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th) like this..

WAS 9786 --> (9+7)+(8+6)=16+14=30

however, i rarely sum them up in series as it would be too complicated..what i meant here is this..

BBN 8674 --> 8+6+7+4=14+7+4=21+4=25

and if i’m feeling extra rajin that day..i’d also sum up the letters according to their order in roman alphabets

for example WMM is equivalent to (23)(13)(13) --> 23+13+13=23+26=49

(note that i did not choose 23+13+13=36+13=49 since summing identical numbers is always easier i.e. 13+13 and 2+2)

so..BBN 8674 does not only give you 25, but also 43 (i.e. 18+25) !

hikhikhik psycho tak? ;p