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  1. Wizbit

    Wizbit Regular Member

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    I saw this on a TV game show the other. Can anyone solve this?

    Add the numbers up.
    1. Deadly sins
    2. Days in a year
    3. The Sum 9 x 7
    4. Numbers on a phone

    The answer was 5372 which nobody got..can any of you?
     
  2. Neil Nicholls

    Neil Nicholls Regular Member

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    Sounds like one of those scam shows. They find a convoluted interpretation of the question and prey on people who think the question is simple.
    Premium rate phone numbers. Don't you just hate 'em?

    numbers on a phone
    10
    or 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+0
    or 123+456+789+0

    days in a year
    365 or 366
    or
    1+2+3+..+31
    +1+2+3+...28
    +1+2+3+...31
    +1+2+3+...30
    ... etc (total is 5738 though)
     
  3. Wizbit

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    Here's another tempter:

    How many dogs?

    **** the dog had 14 dogs
    and 13 brothers too.
    Every dog saw a dog
    & a puppy in the loo.

    (The orginial prize was £500-£1000 and chance to win jackpot of £50,000). Calls were charged like something 75p per call. LOL.
     
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    what the heck? 28 dogs? what does it matter how many they saw in the loo....

    :)

    :confused::confused:
     
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    My guess is 15

    **** the dog is one plus 14 other dogs

    13 of them were his brothers so it doesn't add any more

    They each saw eachother so it doesn't add more dogs

    and the puppys in the loo are not called dogs...they were called puppies

    If the puppies were counted then I'd add another 15?


     
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    my thoughts depend on the 'tense of had - outliving all his pets' and would either be 1 or zero - given if **** happens to be a real dog, or could be a 'dog' if **** is also a ****...
     
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    No matches so far...


    :rolleyes:
     
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    Answer is 109 :confused:;)
     
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    I thought it was 84 dogs.

    **** = 1 dog + 14 others = 15
    15 + 13 brothers = 28.
    Each one saw 1 other dog
    so 28 + 28 other dogs seen
    Each one also saw a puppy in the loo.
    28 + 28 + 28 in the loo = 84.


    OR 112

    28 + 28 others.
    =56
    each of these saw one in the loo
    56+56 in the loo = 112
     
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    i thought 84 too!!
     

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