If you take 7, then 17 & than 8 from me, you have 160. but if you take 6, than 17, then 8 from me, you have 170. finally if you take 1, than 4 then1 from me, you have 762. What am I ?
2006-07-21 05:14:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
17625.
But you worded the problem very poorly. It should really read, "If you take 7, then 17, then take 8 from me, you have 160. But if you take 6, then 17, then take 8 from me, you have 170. Finally, if you take 1, then 4, then take 1 from me, you have 762. What am I?" This wording will at least give the solver a CLUE as to which should be "taken" (i.e. removed) and which should be "subtracted". Without this clue, the problem becomes nothing but a huge guessing game, and no fun at all. (And in fact, there may be several different solutions, if you don't differentiate between which numbers are removed and subtracted. But again, finding these other solutions would be just a boring guessing game of trying every possible combination.)
In the first situation, you take 7, which leaves you with 1625 (taking in the sense of removing it, not subtracting it from the number as a whole), subract 17 and you have 1608, then take 8, which leaves you with 160.
For the second situation, you take 6 from 17625, which leaves you with 1725. Subtract 17 and you now have 1708, then if you remove the 8, you have 170.
In the last situation, remove 1, so you have 7625. Subtract 4 and you have 7621. Remove the 1 and you have 762.
2006-07-21 06:37:41 · answer #1 · answered by stellarfirefly 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
what does "than 17" or "than 8" or "than 1" mean?
2006-07-21 05:25:21 · answer #2 · answered by iyiogrenci 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You question makes no sense, what is 'than 8' , 'than 17', 'than 8', and 'than17' in your question?
2006-07-21 05:28:30 · answer #3 · answered by galactic_man_of_leisure 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A tease ( a brain tease that is) which i might add is much better than a brain freeze it doesn't hurt near as much. You strained my brain and I still don't know but have a good one anyway:-)
2006-07-21 05:23:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not smart enough to figure this one out i guess- but there must be a difference between then and than...
2006-07-21 06:07:15 · answer #5 · answered by Liza T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone with alot of time on their hands...
2006-07-21 05:18:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ur an equation without any logic
2006-07-21 05:26:53 · answer #7 · answered by mukesh padhya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A really old person.
2006-07-21 05:27:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a mathematical question, lol.
I'm sorry I give what are you a
question asker?
2006-07-21 05:31:25 · answer #9 · answered by Bill Z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a number!
2006-07-21 05:19:49 · answer #10 · answered by layla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋