maths test

[briggie]

Note: This must be done in your head only. Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator.

Take 1000
and add 40.
Now add another 1000.
Now add 30.
Add another 1000.
Now add 20.
Now add another 1000.
Now add 10.

What is the total?



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5000 yeah??



Well no its 4100 - go on check with the calculator!!

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

very good :thumb2

 

[4x4_Gav]

WTF?!?!?!

 

[R1cho]

because of the thousands and the sequence they are in the brain adds the tens as 100's instead on 10's its an optical thing tod woith the way your brain percieves what it sees

 

[lacroupade]

sorry but i honestly got 4100

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

sorry but i honestly got 4100

whatever :augie

 

[makeitfit]

sorry but i honestly got 4100

And me, the nuns made me do mental arithmetic for years:doh
At least I'm still mental:lol

 

[lacroupade]

And me, the nuns made me do mental arithmetic for years:doh
At least I'm still mental:lol

"..the nuns..." suddenly it all comes clear.....:doh:kissy

 

[makeitfit]

"..the nuns..." suddenly it all comes clear.....:doh:kissy

Clear as Strata mud mate :lol

 

[kbekl]

i also got 4100 but i work with numbers

 

[Peasgood]

I got 2100, and still got the same when I used a calculator.

Take 1000 = -1000
and add 40. = -960
Now add another 1000. = 40
Now add 30. =70
Add another 1000. =1070
Now add 20. =1090
Now add another 1000. =2090
Now add 10. =2100

Have I gone wrong somewhere?

 

[lacroupade]

I got 2100, and still got the same when I used a calculator.

Take 1000 = -1000
and add 40. = -960
Now add another 1000. = 40
Now add 30. =70
Add another 1000. =1070
Now add 20. =1090
Now add another 1000. =2090
Now add 10. =2100

Have I gone wrong somewhere?

Lateral. I like it.

 

[rustic]

Note: This must be done in your head only. Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator.

Take 1000
and add 40.
Now add another 1000.
Now add 30.
Add another 1000.
Now add 20.
Now add another 1000.
Now add 10.

What is the total?
5000 yeah??
Well no its 4100 - go on check with the calculator!!

Briggie you would make a great Chancellor, the government have been doing this for years, it's just that we have let them get away with it.

Well I got 4100, :lol :lol :thumbs

You can fool some of the people all of the time.
You can fool all of the people some of the time.
You can't fool all of the people all of the time.

Maybe the Goverment are challenging the last statement...... They call it Tax.
I know a few that are fooled all of the time. :lol :lol :lol