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Maths Puzzles please
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I've got an abnormal mindOriginally posted by Platypus View PostWeirdo !
I got a red hammer

I knew that anyway
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Give him this to think about.
When his age equals your birth year, your age will be his birth year (excluding century's).
E.g. If you were born in 1970 and he in 1995, when he's 70, you'll be 95.Comment
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Not in modular arithmetic. In Mod 3, 2 + 2 = 1, and in Mod 4, 2 + 2 = 0.Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post2 + 2 = always 4.:
I thought of a red spade. 98% of people are sheep. meh!Originally posted by Platypus View PostYou just thought about a red hammer , didn't you?
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98% of the folks would answer a red hammer while doing this exercise.
Ok, here's one.
Think of a number.
Double it.
Add 4
Divide by 2.
Multiply by 3.
Add all the digits in the number together.
Divide by three.
Close your eyes.
Dark, isn't it.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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LOL - Keep 'em comingOriginally posted by NotAllThere View PostOk, here's one.
Think of a number...Dark, isn't it.
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red spadeOriginally posted by realityhack View PostBlue Spanner.
Wonder why most would answer red hammer?
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My young daughter loves to get people to do this one
Think of a number
Double it
Add X (where X is even and magnitude can depend on person doing it)
Half it
Take away number you first thought of
answer is X/2
You can even show a slightly older child the algebra to explain it and because they are interested they usually understand it
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it" - George Bernard ShawComment
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