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Elemental math
« on: Jun 1st, 2007, 7:37am » |
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I apologize if this has been posted before, I searched for a bunch of things and didn't find this riddle anywhere. I got it from a professor in a math for elementary students class. It took me a couple days to figure it out, but I'm slow. I was the only one who figured it out, though.
It works best as an oral riddle, but this being the internet I'll do the best I can.
"If five minus four equals iron, what does six minus nine equal?"
The answer is not -3.
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Re: Elemental math
« Reply #1 on: Jun 1st, 2007, 7:49am » |
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Heh.. clever..
And the answer is even in the same group as the example.
Two others:
six minus ten
nil minus fifty
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Re: Elemental math
« Reply #2 on: Jun 1st, 2007, 10:22am » |
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on Jun 1st, 2007, 7:49am, towr wrote: six minus ten
nil minus fifty |
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Silicon and Nickel.
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Re: Elemental math
« Reply #3 on: Jun 2nd, 2007, 12:21pm » |
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on Jun 1st, 2007, 7:49am, towr wrote:
Did someone mention a shrubbery?
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