Who enjoys maths?
Nov 8th 2005, 3:14 pm
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Who enjoys maths?
Very tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only . Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000 . Now add 30 . Add another 1000 . Now add 20 . Now add another 1000 Now add 10 . What is the total?
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000 . Now add 30 . Add another 1000 . Now add 20 . Now add another 1000 Now add 10 . What is the total?
Nov 8th 2005, 3:16 pm
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Re: Who enjoys maths?
Originally Posted by Bordy
Very tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only . Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000 . Now add 30 . Add another 1000 . Now add 20 . Now add another 1000 Now add 10 . What is the total?
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000 . Now add 30 . Add another 1000 . Now add 20 . Now add another 1000 Now add 10 . What is the total?
why?
Nov 8th 2005, 3:19 pm
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Re: Who enjoys maths?
Originally Posted by Bordy
Very tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only . Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000 . Now add 30 . Add another 1000 . Now add 20 . Now add another 1000 Now add 10 . What is the total?
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000 . Now add 30 . Add another 1000 . Now add 20 . Now add another 1000 Now add 10 . What is the total?
(I'm a boring accountant)
Nov 8th 2005, 3:21 pm
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Re: Who enjoys maths?
Clever buggers, most folk say 5000. 
Nov 8th 2005, 3:23 pm
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Re: Who enjoys maths?
Originally Posted by Bordy
Clever buggers, most folk say 5000.
Nov 8th 2005, 3:26 pm
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Re: Who enjoys maths?
Originally Posted by Bordy
Clever buggers, most folk say 5000.
If I got my sums wrong I'd not get paid!
(But I can see why people do get to 5,000)
Nov 8th 2005, 3:34 pm
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Re: Who enjoys maths?
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
Night shift a bit boring tonight Bordy?
VERY.
Its 3.30am, I'm finished but can't leave until 5.45am. Sitting here reading yesterdays paper & checking BE every now & then.
Plus its to be 29 & humid today, lovely sleeping weather.
Nov 8th 2005, 3:54 pm
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Re: Who enjoys maths?
Originally Posted by Bordy
VERY.
Its 3.30am, I'm finished but can't leave until 5.45am. Sitting here reading yesterdays paper & checking BE every now & then.
Plus its to be 29 & humid today, lovely sleeping weather.
Its 3.30am, I'm finished but can't leave until 5.45am. Sitting here reading yesterdays paper & checking BE every now & then.
Plus its to be 29 & humid today, lovely sleeping weather.
What job are you doing again?
Nov 8th 2005, 4:04 pm
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Re: Who enjoys maths?
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
What job are you doing again?
Nov 8th 2005, 6:57 pm
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Re: Who enjoys maths?
Originally Posted by Bordy
I make printed Circuit Boards, like the ones in your computer only a bit more hi tech for everything from air bags in cars to CAT Scanners & other medical equipment.
When I was veeeeeeeeeeery young, I went to aus and got a job doing that, I thinkd the suburb was called Bayswater, near Croydon, Meloburne, one of the guys I was working with was getting sent to Sydney to help set up there, so naturally I tagged along. I loved that job, even thought I couldn't do much, the people were magic. The factory was called Printronics, I think!!
As it was so long ago.
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Nov 8th 2005, 7:09 pm
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Re: Who enjoys maths?
Surely it's 2,100 'cos the first thing you wrote was "take 1,000" giving -1,000 ....
Nov 8th 2005, 7:17 pm
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Re: Who enjoys maths?
Originally Posted by Mr. Ee
Surely it's 2,100 'cos the first thing you wrote was "take 1,000" giving -1,000 ....
yup...start on -1000 and do the rest..hey presto 4100
Nov 8th 2005, 7:33 pm
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Re: Who enjoys maths?
Take 1000
-1,000
and add 40 to it.
-960
Now add another 1000 .
40
Now add 30 .
70
Add another 1000 .
1,070
Now add 20 .
1,090
Now add another 1000
2,090
Now add 10 .
2,100
What is the total?
How did you get 4,100??
