My digits add to twelve; swapping the first and last digits increases me by thirty-six. What number am I?
Category: Math · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Think of digit sums and positional values after swapping digits.
Answer
Forty-five and three work
Explanation
If the number is ABC, swapping A and C changes the number value; the difference being 36 and digit sum 12 helps narrow down the digits.
This is a hard math riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is Forty-five and three work.
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