Who's good at maths

Splod · **Posted:** Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:37 pm

See if you would have got this one right

misterb2001 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:06 pm

Gary Liddle & Chris Turner tried it, but could only get 9.....

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:10 pm

I got 953 easily enough! :grin:

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12418

6x75=450
100 divided by 50=2
450 add 2=452
Borrow 500 =952.............easy

Splod · **Posted:** Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:42 pm

MadJohn wrote:

Chuffing hell that was genius! Bonkers, but genius.

If you knock the 25 off the required answer you're left with 927, which is (9 x 100) + (9 x 3) or 9 x 103.

You've got an easyish 9 (75 x 6 / 50) and you've got an easy 103 (100 + 3).

100 + 3 = 103
75 x 6 = 450
450 / 50 = 9
9 x 103 = 927
927 + 25 = 952

So there's an easier way, but the way that bloke went was scarily impressive in 30 seconds!

Tell me - is there a reason why you are the board statistician

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:17 am

Very very impressive....and the gadgie on Countdown didn't do too bad either!!!! :coool:

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:40 am

I've learnt something very useful from this thread.

Don't mess with numbers when you've had a drink.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:21 am

or bet on horses at the races after a good drink.... like I will be doing today at Catterick with the lads from work :laugh:

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