Problem 42377. Bouncy numbers

Created by Jean-Marie Sainthillier

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James on 15 Jun 2015

I think the problem statement should read "the proportion of bouncy numbers is at least p%", rather than "exactly p%."

Rafael S.T. Vieira on 9 Aug 2020

Currently, num2str is able to handle all test cases.

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