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Old 27-01-2006, 07:33 PM
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Default Okay, saw this on a quiz channel but can't figure it out!!!!

Saw this yesterday I think on some random quiz channel on TV, but cannot figure it out!

one plus five minus six plus twenty two divided by two
"ADD ALL THE NUMBERS"

So, if you follow the quote you end up with 11, but thats the WRONG answer as you're not supposed to do what it says, just add all the numbers...

So you add up 1, 5, 6, 22, 2 you get 36 - which again is STILL wrong!

So I thought, must be a trick question, cos they are all words and no numbers, so the answer must be zero - but thats wrong ASWELL!!!!!

:w all:

Can't figure it out
Old 27-01-2006, 07:35 PM
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is it 6
as the rest of the number's don't tell you to add anything ???
Old 27-01-2006, 07:36 PM
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is it 30?
Old 27-01-2006, 07:37 PM
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sorry i ment 26 didn't read it correctly
Old 27-01-2006, 07:37 PM
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my guess is 51
Old 27-01-2006, 07:37 PM
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Old 27-01-2006, 07:41 PM
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Default Re: Okay, saw this on a quiz channel but can't figure it out

Originally Posted by Thrush
Saw this yesterday I think on some random quiz channel on TV, but cannot figure it out!

one plus five minus six plus twenty two divided by two
"ADD ALL THE NUMBERS"

So, if you follow the quote you end up with 11, but thats the WRONG answer as you're not supposed to do what it says, just add all the numbers...

So you add up 1, 5, 6, 22, 2 you get 36 - which again is STILL wrong!

So I thought, must be a trick question, cos they are all words and no numbers, so the answer must be zero - but thats wrong ASWELL!!!!!

:w all:

Can't figure it out
Maybe it works on the positive and negative factors of the numbers. i.e minus six is -6. If you add just the numbers in this fashion you would get 1 + 5 + -6 + 22 + 2 = 24??? or am I way off
Old 27-01-2006, 07:44 PM
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Old 27-01-2006, 07:59 PM
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(1) (5) (6) (20) (2) (22) (2) = 58

Go for the free web option as 60p a call is a rip off
Old 27-01-2006, 08:12 PM
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agree with Tony, or it could be 42 if u use the minus 6, but logically would be 56
Old 27-01-2006, 08:26 PM
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"minus" isn't a number Rick.... "add all the numbers" so the only number there in that bit is 6
Old 27-01-2006, 08:38 PM
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Default Re: Okay, saw this on a quiz channel but can't figure it out

Originally Posted by Thrush
Saw this yesterday I think on some random quiz channel on TV, but cannot figure it out!

one plus five minus six plus twenty two divided by two
"ADD ALL THE NUMBERS"

So, if you follow the quote you end up with 11, but thats the WRONG answer as you're not supposed to do what it says, just add all the numbers...

So you add up 1, 5, 6, 22, 2 you get 36 - which again is STILL wrong!

So I thought, must be a trick question, cos they are all words and no numbers, so the answer must be zero - but thats wrong ASWELL!!!!!

:w all:

Can't figure it out
answer = 0 there are no numbers all letters?
Old 27-01-2006, 08:48 PM
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10 i think
Old 27-01-2006, 08:54 PM
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Default Re: Okay, saw this on a quiz channel but can't figure it out

Originally Posted by B8
Originally Posted by Thrush
Saw this yesterday I think on some random quiz channel on TV, but cannot figure it out!

one plus five minus six plus twenty two divided by two
"ADD ALL THE NUMBERS"

So, if you follow the quote you end up with 11, but thats the WRONG answer as you're not supposed to do what it says, just add all the numbers...

So you add up 1, 5, 6, 22, 2 you get 36 - which again is STILL wrong!

So I thought, must be a trick question, cos they are all words and no numbers, so the answer must be zero - but thats wrong ASWELL!!!!!

:w all:

Can't figure it out
answer = 0 there are no numbers all letters?
^
Old 27-01-2006, 08:55 PM
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whats the answer then ?
Old 27-01-2006, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
(1) (5) (6) (20) (2) (22) = 56

Go for the free web option as 60p a call is a rip off
I don't get it - where did you get the extra 20 from?

And if you add the numbers 5+1+6+22+2 you get 36, not 56
Old 27-01-2006, 08:57 PM
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Aint got a clue!
Old 27-01-2006, 08:58 PM
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cause we basically add every number up that u come up with from the sum and

like 1+5=6 so thats a 1,5,6 -6 +22 so were now 1,5,6,6,22 /2=11 so the list is now 1,5,6,6,22,2,11 = 53 so thats still diffrent to what i got before but thats the kinda way i think it works lol
Old 27-01-2006, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Thrush
Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
(1) (5) (6) (20) (2) (22) = 56

Go for the free web option as 60p a call is a rip off
I don't get it - where did you get the extra 20 from?

And if you add the numbers 5+1+6+22+2 you get 36, not 56

Read it again and tell me you cant see the word twenty

Then read it again and you will see the word twenty two
Old 27-01-2006, 09:07 PM
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Does anyone know what the actual answer is?????
Old 27-01-2006, 09:08 PM
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8???
Old 27-01-2006, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
Originally Posted by Thrush
Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
(1) (5) (6) (20) (2) (22) = 56

Go for the free web option as 60p a call is a rip off
I don't get it - where did you get the extra 20 from?

And if you add the numbers 5+1+6+22+2 you get 36, not 56

Read it again and tell me you cant see the word twenty

Then read it again and you will see the word twenty two
TWENTY is not mentioned twice.

Using your working the numbers would be;

ONE : FIVE : SIX : TWENTY : TWO : TWO

I don't see how you can use one of the words (numbers) twice.
Old 27-01-2006, 09:51 PM
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Well thats why you will never win

Your reading what you want to read

Twenty is there as a number ..... and twenty two is there as a number.

Don't look at it as a phrase, or a question or anything else - just look for numbers and add them up
Old 27-01-2006, 09:54 PM
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Yes I know that, but the word TWENTY is not there twice

ONE(1) FIVE(1) SIX(1) TWENTY(1) TWO(1) TWO(2)
Old 27-01-2006, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Thrush
Yes I know that, but the word TWENTY is not there twice

ONE(1) FIVE(1) SIX(1) TWENTY(1) TWO(1) TWO(2)

Twenty is there as a word ...... and twenty two is there as a word.

Your STILL reading it as a sentance
Old 27-01-2006, 10:01 PM
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Its 58.

1+5+6+20+22+2+2=58
Old 27-01-2006, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
Originally Posted by Thrush
Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
(1) (5) (6) (20) (2) (22) = 56

Go for the free web option as 60p a call is a rip off
I don't get it - where did you get the extra 20 from?

And if you add the numbers 5+1+6+22+2 you get 36, not 56

Read it again and tell me you cant see the word twenty

Then read it again and you will see the word twenty two

read it again and you will see another two, the one in twenty two
Old 27-01-2006, 10:02 PM
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the answer is 24
MINUS six is a number! if you add a negative number you still subtract it!
so 1+5=6
6+-6=0
0+22=22
22 + 2=24

edited as i was tired and didnt read it properly!
Old 27-01-2006, 10:03 PM
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I edited the first post at the same time as you chippers as even I missed one of them out
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Read thrush's first post and you will see that 11 has already been guessed on the show and it WAS WRONG
Old 27-01-2006, 10:05 PM
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I was before you






Mathematicians minds work alike, on tha contrary I am complete shit at things like countdown
Old 27-01-2006, 10:05 PM
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sorry,twat! im tired
its 24
Old 27-01-2006, 10:07 PM
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Ahhh minus 6 is a number, amended answer would be.


1+5-6+6+20+22+2+2=52.

Utterly riveting convo
Old 27-01-2006, 10:09 PM
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chipper what are you adding there?thats nothing like the question!
1+6+-6+22+2=24
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I think chippers is right.
Old 27-01-2006, 10:12 PM
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No but the numbers are written in word form.


ie. Twenty two= Twenty, Twenty two and two.
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We both posted or edited at 11.01pm (as can be seen from the time stamp) I realised that mistake 2 minutes before that when I was messing about with the bigger and bolder letters on the post above it.

Anyway we will still both be wrong somewhere - thats how they make their money
Old 27-01-2006, 10:15 PM
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Well i realised it 3 mins before while I was first calculating
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no chiper,the words are written so in twenty two you can ONLY see twenty and two! if it was in numerical,ie 22 you would see 2,2,22 but you can ONLY see twenty and two,doesnt matter if they are together or not,its only writen once.thats how i perceive it
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Getting very passionate over a bunch of numbers on some quiz show neither of us saw


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