#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; sub sum { my $sum = 0; $sum += $_ for @_; return $sum; } for (1..10) { my $copy = my $number = int rand 1e4; print "=== Test: $_ - Number: $number ===\n"; print "Brute force:\n"; while ($copy > 9) { my @digits = split //, $copy; $copy = sum(@digits); print "\t", join(' + ', @digits), " = $copy\n"; } print "Maths:\n"; print "\t$number % 9 || 9 = ", $number % 9 || 9, "\n\n"; }