The number 29 is interesting because when the sum of the digits (2+9) is added to the product of the digits (2x9) the answer is 29, the number that we started out with (11+18=29).
Can you find another number with these properties?
Solution:
59
5 + 9 = 14
5 × 9= 45
14 + 45 = 59
What do you notice about these numbers?
Could it work with a 3-digit number?
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