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Show Fisiire It Out The reticent man refused to divulge I the number of his brothers nnd sis ters, living or dead. This is how the figure expert was able to find out. . "Write down the number of your living brothers," he instructed. "Don- I ble it. and add three. Multiply the total by live. Add the number of sis- j tors living, and multiply the total by ten. Add the number of dead broth- ers and sisters, and subtract l."0 from the total." 1 The reticent one obeyed. I "Good," said the figure fiend. "The j .first figure of your total will give the number of living brothers, the middle ' figure the number of living sisters, j and the unit figure the number of deaths." I Try it on your friends; it -ever fails. I |