Rotate me on my side, and I represent boundless infinity. Slice me horizontally across my waist, and two identical round circles emerge. Which single digit am I?
8
The numeral 8 rotated 90 degrees resembles the infinity symbol (∞), and cutting it across the middle produces two circular zeroes.
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Math riddles hide a calculation inside a short story. Pull out the numbers, work out what is being asked, and watch for a trick such as a unit change.
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