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January 2000

Curious about nines

I recently noticed a curious fact about the number nine and the result of multiplying it. Could you provide an explanation for this beyond "coincidence"? The curious fact is this:

If you multiply any number from 1 through 31 by nine the result is a number that when the digits are added either equals nine or results in two nines. For example, 9 x 2 = 18; and 9 x 31 = 279.

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A good BETT

January 2000

The British Educational Technology show, held annually at Olympia in London, was its usual busy success this year. The big players were all there - RM, IBM, Compaq, ICL/Fujitsu, Intel and last, but of course not least, Microsoft.

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