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Postby Joe Mac » Sun Jan 27, 2013 5:22 pm

I've tried calculators, my dad, my old maths teacher and even an abacus... But no joy with an answer

Anybody help me out?
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Re: 24+16

Postby Chrissy Stevo » Sun Jan 27, 2013 5:36 pm

42 by all accounts.
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Re: 24+16

Postby Montpoolier » Sun Jan 27, 2013 6:46 pm

42 is the universal answer.

Oh wait, no, it's the answer to the universal question.
Is 16+24 the universal question? We might be on to something here.
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Re: 24+16

Postby Chrissy Stevo » Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:00 pm

It is possible however to make the answer 42 with a little messing around.

Add the 2 and the 4 from 24 and multiply by the 1 + 6 from 16 then hey presto 42. Maybe it was us being daft??
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Re: 24+16

Postby qwerty keyboard » Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:03 pm

Chrissy Stevo wrote:It is possible however to make the answer 42 with a little messing around.

Add the 2 and the 4 from 24 and multiply by the 1 + 6 from 16 then hey presto 42. Maybe it was us being daft??


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Re: 24+16

Postby SLowdown » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:16 pm

Definitely works
17 + 23= ?

1+7=8
2+3=5

So it must be 8x5=40
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Re: 24+16

Postby offshorepoolie » Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:39 pm

Maybe qwerty used this..

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Re: 24+16

Postby Montpoolier » Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:12 am

offshorepoolie wrote:Maybe qwerty used this..


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Re: 24+16

Postby offshorepoolie » Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:52 pm

Arrange
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