Question: Very tricky math!

From: Wheeler
When did the new millennium start - when?

March 23rd or 24th, 1997.

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In an earlier message Wheeler wrote:

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?


Now I got 4100, and I am not sure how anyone gets anything else, never mind 5000.
Could someone explain.....;-)

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Seems to come to 5,000. What's it supposed to add up to?

--Andrew

On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 21:01:06 +0100, (Tony
Clayton) wrote:

In an earlier message Wheeler wrote:

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?


Now I got 4100, and I am not sure how anyone gets anything else, never mind 5000.
Could someone explain.....;-)

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(Andrew Auletta) sez....

Seems to come to 5,000. What's it supposed to add up to?

Go back and try again. Follow the instructions and it sub-totals 4090 + 10 for
a final total of 4100, but the human psyche keeps wanting to think 4900 + 100.

Keep trying. Do you proof the customer checkout at BK?

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Too funny! I thought the same thing. Man, I'm glad I don't balance
the daily financial reports here, we'd be broke!!!

--Andrew

On 06 Jul 2003 02:45:02 GMT, rosit (Jim) wrote:

(Andrew Auletta) sez....

Seems to come to 5,000. What's it supposed to add up to?

Go back and try again. Follow the instructions and it sub-totals 4090 + 10 for
a final total of 4100, but the human psyche keeps wanting to think 4900 + 100.

Keep trying. Do you proof the customer checkout at BK?

Always here for my fellow syngraphist or oenophile.
--=*=----=*=----=*=----=*=----=*=----=*=----=*=----=*=----=*=----=*=--

Visit us online for a wide selection of
discounted coin supplies, coin books and
collector coins.

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