Number Activity
Palindrome Numbers 0 to 999
7. 167 and 266 are 10 step palindrome numbers. Find, list and color all the other 10 step
palindrome numbers. How to you know these are 10 step palindrome numbers?
8. 177 and 276 are 16 step palindrome numbers. Find, list and color all the other 16 step
palindrome numbers. How do you know these are 16 step palindrome numbers?
9. If 89 and 98 are 24 step palindrome numbers. that means that 187 must be a 23 step
palindrome numbers. How can you know that 187 must be a 23 step palindrome number if
you know 89 and 98 are 24 step?
10. If 187 is a 23 step palindrome number how do you know that 286 is also a 23 step
palindrome number?
11. 187 and 286 are 23 step palindrome numbers. Find, list, and color all the other 23 step
palindrome numbers. How do you know these are all 23 step palindrome numbers?
12. 196, 295, 689, and 879 are called Lychrel numbers, meaning that they never seem to
create a palindrome no matter how many steps you try. Find, list and color all the other
Lychrel numbers. How do you know these are all Lychrel numbers?
13. You should now have identified most of the palindrome numbers on your chart that are
either already palindromes or more than 4 steps. What percent of the chart have you
colored? What percent is left?
14. Based on your observations from the 0-999 chart, what number of steps is the least
common?
15. Based on your observations from the 0-999 chart, what are the most common numbers
of steps it takes to make a palindrome number?