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Fantastic responses to this problem, Benjamin and George discovered this:
We started with 42 and using the rule multiply by 2 and subtract by 5.Lydia and Jess explain their findings:
Lyman Shen explored other combinations of multiplying and subtracting:
I start with a red, a green and a blue marble. I can trade any of my marbles for two others, one of each colour. Can I end up with five more blue marbles than red after a number of such trades?
I start with a red, a blue, a green and a yellow marble. I can trade any of my marbles for three others, one of each colour. Can I end up with exactly two marbles of each colour?
Can you guarantee that, for any three numbers you choose, the product of their differences will always be an even number?