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I have a quiz for you, stolen shamelessly from the BBC.
It's a question from one of those genius phone-in quizzes that are in the UK news at the moment and, well, we'll see how many of you get it right but only 8% of those on the BBC website did and I wasn't one of them!
Poll Stupid TV quiz shows
506
Yes. That's right, not 438, however many times you added it up it's not the right answer I'm afraid! The BBC Magazine Monitor asked for suggestions as to how that might be the answer getting everything from the sublime to the ridiculous but the proper solution, as confirmed by the company who set the question is as follows:
First of all add everything together
200 + 25 + 147 + 16 + 50 = 438
Now add the other sums which are visible. 5p (from the 25p) + 47p (from £1.47) + 7p (again from £1.47) +6p (from 16p) = 65p
438 + 65 = 503
Now add the 'p' from 25p and 16p and the 'pence' from fifty pence giving an extra 3p.
503 + 3 = 506p
Though why you should think to do that I have NO idea. I personally think it was to weed out all the people who could actually add up and might run the risk of actually doing alrigh in the quiz...
There ends your tuesday afternoon brainteaser :P
It's a question from one of those genius phone-in quizzes that are in the UK news at the moment and, well, we'll see how many of you get it right but only 8% of those on the BBC website did and I wasn't one of them!
Poll Stupid TV quiz shows
506
Yes. That's right, not 438, however many times you added it up it's not the right answer I'm afraid! The BBC Magazine Monitor asked for suggestions as to how that might be the answer getting everything from the sublime to the ridiculous but the proper solution, as confirmed by the company who set the question is as follows:
First of all add everything together
200 + 25 + 147 + 16 + 50 = 438
Now add the other sums which are visible. 5p (from the 25p) + 47p (from £1.47) + 7p (again from £1.47) +6p (from 16p) = 65p
438 + 65 = 503
Now add the 'p' from 25p and 16p and the 'pence' from fifty pence giving an extra 3p.
503 + 3 = 506p
Though why you should think to do that I have NO idea. I personally think it was to weed out all the people who could actually add up and might run the risk of actually doing alrigh in the quiz...
There ends your tuesday afternoon brainteaser :P