Pick a Number

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1) Pick a number from 1 to 10.








2) If greater than 5, subtract 5.








3) Then multiply by 3.








4) Now square the number.  (This means multiplying the number by itself; it is NOT the square root!








5) Then add the digits together until you get only one digit.  (For example, 64 = 6 + 4 = 10, then 








6) Now subtract 4.








7) Then multiply by 2.








8) Now subtract 6.








9) Then map the number to the corresponding letter of the alphabet.  (For example, 1 = A, 2 = B, 3=








10) Pick a country beginning with that letter.








11) Take the second letter in the country name and think of a mammal that begins with that letter. 








12) Think of the color of that mammal.










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    You have a grey elephant from Denmark!


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