Another Amazing Math Trick!



Find a pair of dice. It will help if they are each a different color.

Have one die be "Die #1" and the other can serve as "Die #2."

Toss the dice and observe the results.
 

Perform the following calculations carefully. If you make a mistake, the trick won't work!
 
 

Calculations to perform
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

Step 1
 

Multiply top of Die #1 by top of Die #2.

Remember this answer.
 
 

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Step 2
 

Multiply bottom of Die #1 by bottom of Die #2.

Remember this answer.

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Step 3
 

Multiply top of Die #1 by bottom of Die #2.

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Step 4
 

Multiply bottom of Die #1 by top of Die #2.

Add up all 4 of these products.

Remember this sum.
 

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The sum of your four products is...

49
 

Amazed??
 
 

See if you can figure out how the trick was done.

If you have a theory, explain it to me. You might be right!

If you are correct, I will award a "valuable prize" to you.
 
 
 
 
 

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