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Hopefully this is not a repost, as I couldn't find an existing one...yet:

What is the missing number? enter image description here

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The answer is 27, substract the number formed by the digits on the second row from the number formed by the digits on the first row and divide by 2.

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    $\begingroup$ The ol multiply A by 10 and add to B trick... What do they call that again? oh right base 10... gets me everytime. $\endgroup$ – Going hamateur Jul 17 '15 at 21:43
  • $\begingroup$ How does that apply to the 3 and 7? $\endgroup$ – Maxqueue Jul 17 '15 at 21:54
  • $\begingroup$ 64-24=2*20, 34-28=2*3, 50-36=2*7. $\endgroup$ – Puzzle Prime Jul 17 '15 at 21:55
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    $\begingroup$ oh i see what threw me off was that (6-2) = 4 (4-4)=0 when concantenated = 40 /2 = 20. Same applies for the 27. Thanks for clarification $\endgroup$ – Maxqueue Jul 17 '15 at 21:57
  • $\begingroup$ what a short-lived question lol, nicely done Artur ;) $\endgroup$ – Alex Jul 17 '15 at 21:59

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