Numbers in Reverse

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Steps	Example
1. Start with any number	87
2. Reverse the digits	78
3. Add	87 + 78 = 165
4. Reverse the digits	561
5. Add	165 + 561 = 726
6. Reverse the digits	627
7. Add	726 + 627 = 1353
8. Reverse the digits	3531
9. Add	1353 + 3531 = 4884

If you keep doing it long enough, a number will be reached that reads the same when the digits are reversed. Notice that 4884 reads the same from left to right as from right to left.

Try this with several numbers of your own choice.