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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,878
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    billbillw wrote: »
    mrbigbluelight wrote: »
    billbillw wrote: »
    This ain't common core. Its a stupid social media garbage logic test. Not real math, but a 'follow the pattern' test. They post them to get views and comments. There is almost never a clear answer, but by my logic, the answer is 34. I'm sure others could argue something else and be correct as well.

    Well....wrong again, but I will award you half credit for Consistency

    There is 1 correct answer, and 1 correct answer only. 🤔👍

    That's easy to say when you are not offering anything to support your conclusion. Three patterns offered in this thread all fit without any dispute. Norules given for the
    garbage math problem, so pick your favorite.

    Rules ?
    For those of us with a level of familiarity with not only the scientificals but also with the advanced mathematicals are completely confident with the one, and only one, correct answer which is:
    45 ✅💯🧠


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  • mhardy6647
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    FWIW:
    I thought
    1 + 4 = 5 in base 6
    2 + 5 = 12 in base 5
    3 + 6 = 21 in base 4
    so
    5 + 8 = 41 in base 3 (13 in base 10)

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  • CGTIII
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  • billbillw
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    mrbigbluelight wrote: »
    billbillw wrote: »

    That's easy to say when you are not offering anything to support your conclusion. Three patterns offered in this thread all fit without any dispute. Norules given for the
    garbage math problem, so pick your favorite.

    Rules ?
    For those of us with a level of familiarity with not only the scientificals but also with the advanced mathematicals are completely confident with the one, and only one, correct answer which is:
    45 ✅💯🧠

    Yes Rules. I know mathematicals just fine. This is math:
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    Your puzzle wasn't math.



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  • BlueBirdMusic
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    ^^^^ That looks like arithmetic to me.
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  • motorstereo
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    mrbigbluelight wrote: »
    97.7% would fail this test ?
    WRONG

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    I can't help but wonder; has anyone ever used this type of arithmetic for anything useful? I haven't sat in a math class since 73 but I've yet to use anything like that to balance my checkbook.
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  • mhardy6647
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    BlueBirdMusic wrote: »
    ^^^^ That looks like arithmetic to me.

    Yup, not an x in sight.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,878
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    Contact your local cryptographer.
    He'll take about 5 seconds to decipher this most basic of "puzzles" .
    🤔
    Ezy-Pezy, Simple Squezy.

    Also, in the original puzzle" the author avoided the
    "4 + 7 = ? "

    The answer is, of course, 32

    And why did the author purposely skip that particular question ?
    Hmmm ....🤔😲

    ......if he hàd, then a person could guess, using the progression of answers, that the next answer would progress by 13, which would still give the correct answer of 45.

    Instead he wanted the reader to decipher using the input without using the progression of answers

    So, what would be the answer to
    "17 + 20 = " 🤔

    You can determine the answer after a long while using the answer progression method or use the input pattern......
    (17x20) + 17 = 357

    Care to try 987 + 990 using the answer progression method
    🫣😱🤯
    Not me 🤗😘



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  • skipshot12
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    34
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  • billbillw
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  • BlueBirdMusic
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    ^^^^^ There is another world out "there"!
    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
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  • ken brydson
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  • bcwsrt
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    Brian

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  • boston1450
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    Death chamber. I can understand why that window is wide open.
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  • txcoastal1
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    Well, if you’re a drinker, might be good as you won’t wobble to much…plus you have a wall to lean on while you do the “aim and shoot”
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  • F1nut
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    Small blessing
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  • Willow
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    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    Of course they were ....

    A new form of art...painted with coke
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  • BlueBirdMusic
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    Let's make the doors on fridge coolers look like an iPhone.
    This is amazing. Walgreens signed a 10 year contract with a startup to install 45k fridge door advertising screens, and now in a $200m contract dispute because they were so buggy - and so the screen company blanked out the screens in over 100 stores without telling Walgreens they were doing it. The doors are now in a warehouse in El Paso Texas.

    Walgreens replaced its refrigerator doors with digitized ad-laden glass. It might become a $200 million debacle
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    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walgreens-replaced-refrigerator-doors-digitized-114100885.htmll

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  • msg
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    @BlueBirdMusic - Harry, I always enjoy your posts on the interesting, historical, and obscure. It's your writing, as well as the photo and link.
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  • Geoff4rfc
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    bcwsrt wrote: »
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    Brings a whole new meaning to "sit your narrow azz down"
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  • BlueBirdMusic
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    msg wrote: »
    @BlueBirdMusic - Harry, I always enjoy your posts on the interesting, historical, and obscure. It's your writing, as well as the photo and link.

    Scott, I appreciate your kindness to all in this forum.
    AWESOME
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  • BlueBirdMusic
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    It seems names of newborns have become an issue.

    How would you like to be named one of these names below?

    There is a small but noticeable trend of parents using weapons-inspired ― and, more broadly, aggressive ― names for their sons. Many of these names first appeared on the baby name charts in the 2000s, including Wesson, Caliber, Shooter and Trigger.”

    Weapon-inspired monikers that parents have chosen in recent years also include Blade and Cannon, as well as brand-related names like Remington, Colt, Ruger and Winchester. Arson, Cutter and Dagger are among the other names with a violent edge in recent data from the Social Security Administration.

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/weapon-baby-names-trend_l_66fc3db0e4b0d70dca9f58f9?ncid=APPLENEWS00001

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  • BlueBirdMusic
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    An unbelievable shortage of skills for The National Archives.

    Can You Read This Cursive Handwriting? The National Archives Wants Your Help
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    Anyone with an internet connection can volunteer to transcribe historical documents and help make the archives’ digital catalog more accessible


    The National Archives is brimming with historical documents written in cursive, including some that date back more than 200 years. But these texts can be difficult to read and understand— particularly for Americans who never learned cursive in school.

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/can-you-read-this-cursive-handwriting-the-national-archives-wants-your-help-180985833/

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  • CottageChz
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    BlueBirdMusic wrote: »
    An unbelievable shortage of skills for The National Archives.

    Can You Read This Cursive Handwriting? The National Archives Wants Your Help
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    Anyone with an internet connection can volunteer to transcribe historical documents and help make the archives’ digital catalog more accessible


    The National Archives is brimming with historical documents written in cursive, including some that date back more than 200 years. But these texts can be difficult to read and understand— particularly for Americans who never learned cursive in school.

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/can-you-read-this-cursive-handwriting-the-national-archives-wants-your-help-180985833/

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    Completely believable shortage. I used to read documents like that regularly for work, and sometimes they were still difficult for me. With cursive not being widely taught anymore it’s not a surprise that they are having trouble finding people who can read that.
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  • mhardy6647
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    Heck, I can read German printed in Gothic (Blackletter) -- albeit slowly. :#
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  • skipshot12
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    ^ :o
    Spent three years in Deutschland and only recognize one word.
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  • F1nut
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    Düngemittel aus kuhdung.
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