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  1. #1
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    Default Who can find an answer different than 7.

    Not girls, cats in sacks or buses this time.


    Think of a number..............

    Add Ten..................

    Double the result.............

    Subtract 6................

    Divide by 2....................

    Take away the first number you thought of.........


    Mo hijacking
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    Quote Originally Posted by jow104 View Post
    ..... Mo hijacking
    My Mo is still right under my nose.
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    Thumbs down Humph!!!

    Think of a number..............
    x

    Add Ten..................
    x + 10

    Double the result.............
    [x + 10] x 2

    Subtract 6................
    ([x + 10] x 2) - 6

    Divide by 2....................
    [([x + 10] x 2) - 6]/2

    Take away the first number you thought of.........
    ([([ x + 10 ] x 2) - 6]/2) - X
    .
    .
    .
    =([([ x + 10 ] x 2) - 6]/2) - X

    =([2x + 20 - 6]/2) - X

    =([x + 10] - 3) - x

    =x +7 -x

    =7

    Waste of time
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    same thing if you take out the double and divide by 2 just halve the number you subtract

    Think of a number
    add 10
    Subtract 3
    take away origional number
    Answer 7
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    Ashore, I can see your logic.

    But what about the subtract 6 bit?

    (I understand the algerbra bit of Ivan)
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    I keep coming up with 111.

    Oh... hang on... my calculator is in binary mode...
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    Because you don't double you only subtract half of 6 being 3
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    Right Ashore, I am not going to play poker with you.
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    Think of a number
    Subtract the same number
    Add 7

    Do you get 7?

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    Default How to get an answer other than 7?

    Simple. Make a mistake. (but only 1. If you make 2 mistakes, they might cancel each other out, and you'll accidently get the correct answer.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ashore View Post
    same thing if you take out the double and divide by 2 just halve the number you subtract

    Think of a number
    add 10
    Subtract 3
    take away origional number
    Answer 7
    Quote Originally Posted by Wongo View Post
    Think of a number
    Subtract the same number
    Add 7

    Do you get 7?

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    Default Count your fingers

    Count your fingers.

    Work at a saw mill for 7 years

    Count your fingers.

    Answer......

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    I got -7 by starting with a negative number less than -10 (as in -11, -12, -13)
    Do I win a prize?
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