2007-02-15 05:16:14 · 22 answers · asked by chris w 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
An accountant will say "What do you want the answer to be?"
A mathematician will say "I believe it is 4, but I will have to prove it."
A statistician will say "The population is too small to give an accurate answer, but on the basis of the data supplied the answer lies between 3 and 5."
An economist will say "Based on today's thinking, the answer is 4 but the answer may be different tomorrow".
An engineer will say "The answer is 4, but adding a safety factor we will call it 5".
That was a pretty cute question!
2007-02-15 05:34:02 · answer #1 · answered by ♥LadyC♥ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
4
2007-02-15 06:55:29 · answer #2 · answered by ParisLynn16 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4
2007-02-15 06:25:38 · answer #3 · answered by sassafrass911 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
4
2007-02-15 05:24:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
4
2007-02-15 05:18:44 · answer #5 · answered by Ginnykitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A simple mathematical equation, with various answers.
The most obvious answer is 2 + 2 = 4. But other answers are possible. As (1 + 1) + (1 + 1) = 4.
2007-02-15 05:20:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this a trick question?
2+2 is a mathematical function that seeks the sum (adding together) of 2 numerals, in this case the first and second being the #2.
Now, if you want the answer, that's simple: 4
Thanks!
2007-02-15 05:24:47 · answer #7 · answered by 100% Woman, yes indeed! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's 5. Why?
2 + 2 = 5, for sufficiently large values of 2 is a reminder about the way estimation errors compound in numerical calculations. One example is when rounding is directly involved: 2.4 is rounded down to 2 ("a large value of 2"), while 2.4 + 2.4 (which is equal to 4.8) is rounded up to 5.
Trick question.
2007-02-15 05:23:33 · answer #8 · answered by casey_leftwich 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Two plus two is an incomplete math equation. You're missing the answer, but you'll have to do your own work. ;P Meanwhile, at my house, 2 + 2 = a full dinner table and a lot of laundry.
2007-02-15 06:06:58 · answer #9 · answered by AMEWzing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twenty-two = 22
2007-02-15 05:23:35 · answer #10 · answered by elementcontroller 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋