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Post by WeirdCat on 29/3/2009, 1:50 am

Took Rob ten minutes to work this out whilst watching TV at the same time
378 27 11 6 3 ?
I gave up after a couple of hours, mum and dad had been pondering it all morning

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Re: Number puzzle

Post by Lorraine on 29/3/2009, 5:11 am

Hmmmmm, I'll have a good look later. Can't get it for now. Crying or Very sad

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Re: Number puzzle

Post by Di Masters on 29/3/2009, 5:32 am

still thinking.....

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Post by Maria on 29/3/2009, 5:41 am

it made my head hurt even thinking about it

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Post by WeirdCat on 29/3/2009, 7:31 am

Know what you mean, I still can't believe Rob got it in ten minutes!

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Re: Number puzzle

Post by supergran on 29/3/2009, 10:46 am

Whats the answer then Ruth, I don't think the answer I have is correct.

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Re: Number puzzle

Post by Lorraine on 29/3/2009, 11:52 am

Well, I'm stumped.

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Post by WeirdCat on 29/3/2009, 9:10 pm

The answer is 5, your next task is to find out why.LOL. I'll tell you later why!

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Re: Number puzzle

Post by Di Masters on 29/3/2009, 9:31 pm

No better off then!! lol
Its the big gap between the 378 and 27 that makes it seem odd!
Off to think why 5 now.

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Re: Number puzzle

Post by kimb on 29/3/2009, 9:45 pm

does it start off with adding the 3 the 7 and the 8 together ruth

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Re: Number puzzle

Post by supergran on 29/3/2009, 11:13 pm

Well my answer was wrong

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Re: Number puzzle

Post by Bobs on 30/3/2009, 12:01 am

My brain hurts.

Put us out of our misery, Ruth!!

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Re: Number puzzle

Post by WeirdCat on 30/3/2009, 8:10 am

All the numbers after 378 relate to how many letters are in the prior number so the answer is 5 because there are 5 letters in three and so on and so forth. I have no idea how Rob managed to work it out so quickly

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Re: Number puzzle

Post by Di Masters on 30/3/2009, 8:14 am

mmmmmmmmm... clever little devil lol

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Re: Number puzzle

Post by WeirdCat on 30/3/2009, 8:31 am

I know, gawd knows where he gets his brains from!

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Post by Lorraine on 30/3/2009, 10:58 am

Doubt I'd ever have got THAT!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Number puzzle

Post by Maria on 30/3/2009, 8:27 pm

I would never have got that either.....see, Rob can obviously think far more laterally than any of us - and that is a real life-skill so he should be proud of himself.

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Re: Number puzzle

Post by Teabag on 1/4/2009, 11:29 pm

I would never get it neither.

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Re: Number puzzle

Post by supergran on 2/4/2009, 4:26 am

I've e-mail this to Lesley and her first try was wrong.

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Re: Number puzzle

Post by karinlouise on 2/4/2009, 11:29 pm

totally stumped with that one, I even tried putting it in google Mr Green and someone else had put the question on a forum somewhere...no answers there.

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