October 2015 Fiendish Function
The Fiendish Function posed during October 2015 had the following sample guesses and replies:
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 5
- 5
- 10
- 5
The rule was: "Write the number in binary, reverse it, and then convert it back to decimal".
Suppose the guess was 19:
- Write this in binary, giving 10011.
- Reverse it, giving 11001
- Convert this back to decimal, giving 25.
So the result is 25.
Earlier answers
Here are the answers to the Fiendish Functions posted in earlier months: