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TLW WORK THOSE NUMBERS – ANSWERS
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Did you get the correct answers to the fun math?
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IT ALL ADDS UP
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15+36+47=98+2=100
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A Symbol In Place
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123-45-67+89=100 (uses just 4 symbols)
Here are two ways you may have found:
(1*2)+34+56+7-8+9=100 (9 symbols)
1+(2*3)+(4*5)-6+7+(8*9)=100 (15 symbols)
There are two more ways I’ll leave for you to find.
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DIVIDING THE DIGITS
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ANSWER: 4321/47531 = 1/11
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A SURPRISE IN COUNTING
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a first appears in One thous(a)nd
b first appears in One (b)illion
c first appears in One o(c)tillion
(I am aware that ‘a’ is very near if we count in reverse: Neg(a)tive One)
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TLW THREE CARDS – ANSWER
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There are three solutions to the four statements
From left to right:
The Jack of clubs, Jack of diamonds, Queen of diamonds
OR: Jack of diamonds, Jack of clubs, Queen of diamonds
OR: Jack of clubs, Queen of diamonds, Jack of diamonds
In Skeleton Form
Jc Jd Qd
Jd Jc Qd
Jc Qd Jd