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no but getting closer.
Out of curiousity, how did you get 703?
I just interpreted the first line as 90 x 3 cents. The rest I added as it is.
785?
no unfortunatley
what was your theory there?
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| Originally posted by Trance Nutter no unfortunatley what was your theory there? |
ok
heres one thought I had after seeing Omega's theory:
consider there are 3 cent words, use that as a multiplier
I tried 93*3 + 249 + 55*3 + 129*3
but it wasn't the right answer
using *2 doesn't either.
(ie multiply the numbers with "cent" attached by the number of "cent" words)
adding only 49 rather than 249 also doesn't work.
1357?
ok the answer they gave was 746
I have no idea how they can arrive at that number. Anyone able to work it out?
question for you, does the $ sign mean AUD currency for you? if not, i used omega's theory and changed USD $2.49 to AUD currency. maybe the 3 cents missing has to do with what the exchange rate at that time was compared to now?
the closest i got was:
90*3=270
+55
+129
=454
249*1.16=289
454+289=743
i don't have a page 3 
its an Australian show so $2.49 is right.
besides if it was a different currency all the amounts would need converting, which would still give you the same answer (relatively)
k, just wondering because everywhere else they'd use either "cents" or "c" so that $ made me wonder if it had anything to do with it
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| Originally posted by JD8180 k, just wondering because everywhere else they'd use either "cents" or "c" so that $ made me wonder if it had anything to do with it |
When I read "Lateral thinking question", I thought it had something to do with the corners of the picture. And I saw a boobie.
I'm too happy to do any math
heres the rest of her
yeah you wouldn't exactly watch it for eye candy
I'm too sad to do any math
This is as close as i get...
90 x 3 = 270 (ninety * three cents)
50 x 5 = 250 (fifty * five cents)
49 (two dollars and "49 cents") -> breaks the rule
180 (one hundred and "twenty * nine cents")
= 749
the mint lol
747 is as close as i can get...
90x3 = 270
249 cents = 2 x 49 = 98
129 cents
50 x 5 = 250
sum = 270 + 98 + 129 + 250 = 747
i don't know, for some reason i don't think it would have to do with multiplying all those numbers literally (like 55c meaning 50*5)
the only one that makes sense of those is the ninety three cents, due to the fact that to correctly write it would be ninety-three cents if you truly meant 93.
i always thought those call in quizzes were supposed to be easy, not these crazy riddles 
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| Originally posted by JD8180 i don't know, for some reason i don't think it would have to do with multiplying all those numbers literally (like 55c meaning 50*5) the only one that makes sense of those is the ninety three cents, due to the fact that to correctly write it would be ninety-three cents if you truly meant 93. |
i actually googled it a bit and a ton of people just bitch at how all the correct answers for these quizzes sound like they were completely pulled out of the ass, and they never explain how to do it.
which i guess would make you people right if you were to have to do all that, since many people say that all the solutions make no sense. so i apologize to you and i give up 
They asked how many "cents". So the answer is 2.
42, imo.
The answer is just a arbitrary number that hasn't been guessed, decided 5 hours into the show when they have made a shit load of money from idiots. That's the only logic.
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