A question sparks deep thought.

 　　Introduction

　　A thought-provoking question made me realize that I had never truly understood my inner self. At that moment, I finally recognized my own duality and understood why I often felt conflicted in handling things.

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　　From elementary school onwards, math has always been my weakness, a fact I've never wanted to deny.

　　Just two hours ago, my younger sister asked me to help her with her summer homework. Since our parents weren't home, and I was her only older sister, I reluctantly offered to help. During this time, one math problem stuck with me. The

　　problem was:

　　There is a four-digit number where the thousands digit is four times the units digit, the hundreds digit is twice the units digit, and the tens digit is three times the hundreds digit. What could this four-digit number be?

　　I must admit, I had never encountered such a problem before, and it truly stumped me. After thinking for a long time, I finally came up with the answer.

　　I admit, I complained and even considered giving up while working on this problem. But my competitive spirit reminded me that I had gone to high school and even earned a high school diploma; how could I give up so easily because of an elementary school math problem? If I gave up easily, I would be letting down the person I was who had worked so hard in school when I faced even more difficult situations later.

　　My sister saw my worried face and advised me to give up, but I shook my head and told her, "I'll definitely figure it out!"

　　After hearing that, she didn't object anymore.

　　After that, even though it was so quiet outside that I could hear the insects chirping, I continued to think quietly about the problem.

　　Want to know how I thought about it?

　　At first, I assumed the units digit was 1 or 2.

　　Therefore, the thousands digit could be 8 or 4, and the hundreds digit could be 2 or 4.

　　At the same time, I thought that if the units digit was 2, then it wouldn't make sense according to the problem.

　　As I pondered, for some reason, I suddenly thought of the least common multiple of 2, 3, and 4, but I realized that even the least common multiple couldn't solve the problem.

　　So, I kept revising the problem, ignoring whether it was summer homework or something. After much trial and error, I finally figured it out: I could solve it using my initial approach. Assuming the units digit is 1, the thousands digit would be 4, the hundreds digit would be 2, and the tens digit would be 3 times the hundreds digit, so 2 × 3 = 6.

　　Therefore, the four-digit number is 4261. While thinking, I checked Baidu, originally just to find the answer to this problem, but I only saw one similar problem. Compared to the problem I was thinking about, that problem clearly specified the units digit and how the tens digit was relative to the units digit… But inspired by that problem, I seemed to understand a little bit.

　　To get some rest and a good night's sleep, I kept thinking.

　　Finally, around 11 PM, I got the answer. Unfortunately, my solution to the blank space wasn't very neat or standardized; it was just something I wrote randomly because I genuinely didn't know how to write it at the time.

　　After returning to my bedroom and turning off the light, just as I was about to go to sleep, I remembered the proper way to write it. Here's

　　how: Solution: Let the units digit be 'a'.

　　The thousands digit is: 4a = 4. The hundreds digit

　　is: 2a = 2.

　　The tens digit is three times the hundreds digit, so the tens digit should be: 6a = 6.

　　Therefore, a = 1.

　　Thinking this way, the answer is clear.

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　　Outside the window, cicadas chirped incessantly. At this moment, I lay in bed, wide awake, unable to fall asleep. I guess it was because my sister's arrival had disturbed my sleep.

　　I think figuring out how to solve this problem is quite memorable, so I decided to record it on this blog. This experience taught me that sometimes when facing difficulties, we need to have confidence in ourselves and persevere to see the light and the warmth of the sun.

　　Not only that, this experience also helped me understand myself better. I'm actually a person who follows my own nature. I don't want to force myself to do things I don't enjoy. If I give up on something, it's probably because the current situation leaves me clueless, or because the task is too tedious, causing me to gradually lose the will to take initiative.

　　This experience taught me that only those who like something will take initiative. A fleeting liking only creates an opportunity; to succeed, you must persevere and take the initiative.

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　　Wenwan Qingtian's Thoughts

　　After writing for so long, I've finally finished this article. The above is my view of myself. Some may think I'm making excuses, but that's okay. I only know that I am who I am, uniquely myself.

　　Forced relationships are never sweet, so I just need to be myself and live each day to the fullest!

　　Goodbye, everyone! I've said too much; I'll have insomnia tonight. Goodnight! 😊