Paddy Number 3

Challenge your friend to add eight 8s in such a sway that the total is 1,000. If your friend gets stumped, show him/her to add the 8s like this:

8+8+8+88+888=1,000

Paddy Number 4

Choose any number                                                             15

Multiply by 6                                                                       15x6=90      

Add 12 to the product                                                          90+12=102

Divide the sum by 3                                                            102/3=34

Subtract 2 from the quotient.                                               34-2=32

Divide the difference by 2.                                                  32/2=16

Subtract the original number                                               16-15=1

Add 9 to the difference.                                                       1+9=10

(The answer is always 10.)

Paddy Number 5

Start with any number.                                                        517

Change the order of the digits in any way you  choose.     571

Subtract the smaller number from the larger number.        571-517=54

The difference is always  evenly divided by 9.                  54/9=6