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Old 05-20-2009, 11:07 AM
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How about a math problem?

How about a math problem?
It is said that engineers take 3 minutes to resolve this, architects 3 hours and doctors 6 hours. If you guess the 6th number, you can open the excel file by using the number as the password. Once you discover it, put your name in, save it and send it on. What is the 6th number?
1, 2, 6, 42, 1806, _____?

Click here for excel spreadsheet
www.steverotter.com/temp/Mathquestion.xlsx


Don't post the answer in the thread.
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Old 05-20-2009, 12:49 PM
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Re: How about a math problem?

Uhm, I think your numbers must be wrong. I'm no engineer, but I didn't spend three minutes solving it.

Edit: Maybe I'm just a genious...
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Old 05-20-2009, 01:40 PM
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Re: How about a math problem?

yeah, that's what i'm seeing. a co-worker sent it to me. much easier than i thought.
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Old 05-20-2009, 01:46 PM
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Re: How about a math problem?

Not that hard, within a minute.

I must be brilliant to
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Old 05-20-2009, 02:11 PM
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Re: How about a math problem?

How about this one, everyone?

196 (25) 324
325 ( ? ) 137
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Old 05-20-2009, 02:21 PM
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Re: How about a math problem?

Btw, I figured out what the 6th number of the first question was in about 5 minutes. And I used a calculator. lol..
Last edited by Myst and rain; 05-20-2009 at 05:03 PM. Reason: Added "of the first question". Typo in the reason (from the first question).
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Old 05-20-2009, 03:31 PM
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Re: How about a math problem?

I can't resist a math problem....cool idea!
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Old 05-20-2009, 03:31 PM
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Re: How about a math problem?

Myst that's a good one, i don't even know where to go with that one. looks like multiplication of the 3 #'s, but i'm assuming the top line is related to the bottom?
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Old 05-20-2009, 03:39 PM
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Re: How about a math problem?

The first one only took me as long as opening up calc and punching in the proper operations. But, I don't have word on this computer so I can't test my answer. I dont see how i could be wrong though. Can someone PM me the answer?
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Old 05-20-2009, 04:14 PM
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Re: How about a math problem?

Yeah I managed this in about two minutes when a friend sent it to me a while ago. Good fun though.
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Old 05-20-2009, 04:15 PM
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Re: How about a math problem?

about 30 seconds for the first one

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The first one only took me as long as opening up calc and punching in the proper operations. But, I don't have word on this computer so I can't test my answer. I dont see how i could be wrong though. Can someone PM me the answer?
Sent, but you don't open Excel spreadsheets in Word
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Old 05-20-2009, 04:32 PM
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Re: How about a math problem?

Math is not fun! Whats wrong with you people?
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Old 05-20-2009, 04:38 PM
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Re: How about a math problem?

got the first one in as long as it took to turn the calculator on... bashed my head round the second one for a bit... with square and cube roots....

is it actually much simpler... is the answer 21?
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Re: How about a math problem?

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got the first one in as long as it took to turn the calculator on... bashed my head round the second one for a bit... with square and cube roots....

is it actually much simpler... is the answer 21?
I think so...
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Old 05-20-2009, 04:54 PM
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Re: How about a math problem?

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Myst that's a good one, i don't even know where to go with that one. looks like multiplication of the 3 #'s, but i'm assuming the top line is related to the bottom?
Looks like you fell into the same pitfall I did... I got this question from an online IQ test. I was puzzled beyond belief at first. I just didn't see it. lol.. But I really wanted to know so I went around asking some people online. I ended up getting the answer from someone on another forum who supposedly has an IQ of 140...

The top line isn't related to the bottom one in the sense that you seem to think..
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