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What odd number, when beheaded, becomes even?
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Another quickie...

If 9999 = 4, 8888 = 8, 1816 = 6, 1214 = 3, then 1919 =
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Digits 1, 2 and 9 count as 1, digits 6 and 8 count as 2, and other digits as 0.
Add the "weights" of the digits:

9999 -> 1+1+1+1 = 4
8888 -> 2+2+2+2 = 8
1816 -> 1+2+1+2 = 6
1214 -> 1+1+1+0 = 3

So 1919 -> 1+1+1+1 = 4

I know this is not the reasoning you wanted, but it is consistent and yields the same result. :evilgrin:
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Hans, only you would come up with a whole new mathematics model to provide the results required.
The answer is correct.

For the other solution that yields the same result:
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For 9999, there are 4 closed regions (consider the top part of the digit 9) and no other digits, so 9999=4
For 8888, there are 8 closed regions (consider the top part and the bottom part of the digit 8) and no other digits, so 8888=8
For 1816, there are 3 closed regions (2 of the digit 8 and 1 of the digit 6) and 2 other digits, so 1816=3*2=6
For 1214, there is 1 closed region (digit 4 is closed) and 3 do not have closed regions, so 1214=3*1=3

Use same calculation for 1919, there are 2 closed regions (digit 9) and 2 other digits, so 1919=2*2=4
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I prefer the simpler version where you simply count the number of closed regions - that is solvable with a bit of lateral thinking.
Multiplying with the number of digits without closed regions is rather artificial, and only one clue is provided that uses multiplication. This leaves the puzzle open to different solutions...
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Looks like we have some high IQ's here ... look out Steven Hawking or even Einstein :grin:
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Very Quickee #3:

Add one line segment to the following equation to render it TRUE.
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There is another solution too....
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And that is the one you had in mind, of course...
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I was aware of both.
It just didn't feel right to leave the other solution "unpublished".
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BTW: You joined those lines with an exact colour. I assume you used a colour picker app to match the line colour? :grin:
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No, it's a standard color in the Windows color palette: dark red, or RGB(128,0,0)
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