Wikipedia talk:Reference desk/Archives/Mathematics/February 2006

Write a 3 digit number where the first digit is greater than the last, subtract the mirrored number, add the mirror of that number.eg 321 - 123 + 981 = 1089. why does this work. can someone please explain this to me? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.69.243.70 (talk) 10:43, 23 October 2007 (UTC)