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Solve the following riddles, you may yourself construct such riddles. Who am I? For each day of the weekMake an upcount from meIf you make no mistakeYou will get twenty three! - Mathematics

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Question

Solve the following riddles, you may yourself construct such riddles.

Who am I?
For each day of the week
Make an upcount from me
If you make no mistake
You will get twenty three!
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Solution

23 was the result when the old number was up counted on Sunday.

22 was the result when the old number was up counted on Saturday.

21 was the result when the old number was up counted on Friday.

20 was the result when the old number was up counted on Thursday.

19 was the result when the old number was up counted on Wednesday.

18 was the result when the old number was up counted on Tuesday.

17 was the result when the old number was up counted on Monday.

Therefore, number taken at the start = 17 − 1 = 16.

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