August 2016 Fiendish Function
The Fiendish Function posed during August 2016 had the following sample guesses and replies:
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 8
- 4
- 7
- 5
- 5
- 10
- 7
The rule was: "Multiply this number of twos together, then add the digits together".
Suppose the guess was 13:
- Raise two to this power, giving 8192.
- Find the number's digits, giving 8, 1, 9, 2
- Add these together, giving 20.
So the result is 20.
Earlier answers
Here are the answers to the Fiendish Functions posted in earlier months: