Tricky Math

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Mobile Mortgage
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June 15, 2004 - 8:57 am
Very tricky math. Note: This must be done in your head only.
Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10. What is the total?
Scroll down for answer..
Did you get 5000? The correct answer is actually 4100.
Don’t believe it? Check with your calculator.
Cheers
Steven
Mortgage Broker
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http://www.mobilemortgagemarket.com.au
Ph:1800 820 500
VICTORIA
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gatsby
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June 15, 2004 - 10:21 am
Sorry Steve,
I tried cheating and still couldn’t get it. My calculator has no ‘4’ on it! Then I was going to ring you for the answer and remembered my phone has no 7’s!
Cheers,
Gatsby!
diclem
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June 15, 2004 - 10:41 am
Ok, call me silly, but I got 4100 first up!
I don’t get what the trick is???!!
Having a blond day?
Sue[biggrin]
“Be careful not to step on the flowers when you’re reaching for the stars”
js2
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June 15, 2004 - 11:48 am
The trick is when you get to 90 before adding the last 10 most people will, think, because there been adding 1,000 aech time…they will picture 1000 in there mind. And add it to be 5000.
So they think 4090 then plus 10, 4100 but might think the 100 to be 1000 and add it to 5,000!
JetDollars
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June 15, 2004 - 1:09 pm
must admitted I got 5000…..
Kind regards
Jet Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]
melbear
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June 16, 2004 - 6:12 am
I got 5000 the first time I did it many years ago…[blush2]
Cheers
Mel
_se7en_
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June 16, 2004 - 10:57 pm
You got me.
Tried once, checked it again, and check for a third time to make sure i was right.
And came up with 5000 each time
Going to try it on some of my friends
js2
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June 17, 2004 - 10:54 pm
If I wasn’t so carefull because I new it was a trick, I don’t think I would have got it right!
If I had of just been said, add this this this and this, I probably would have got it wrong.
Anyone saying they got it wrong though. Least your honest about the numbers.
I was amazed at Current Affair they had some visual mind tricks, and I got them nearly all wrong. There is so much the mind misses, that if you were aware you would be amazed.
Are you aware that you (everyone with normal eye vission in one eye, has a blind spot. That can completely block out a cross or a car! The object blocks out more in size as the distant is more, a twenty cent coin at 30cm and a car at 40-50 metres.
Don’t beleive me do you, those that don’t will be amazed!!