Easiest math game. PQN me if you want to know the secret.

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Post 1 by Mexican Spitfire (Eating the elephant one bite at a time.) on Wednesday, 17-May-2006 11:16:43

Hello Z'z'z'z'z'zoners,
I am going to invite you to play this game. You will find it somewhat childish, but perhaps interesting. Ok, anyone who looks at this post:
1. Pick a number. Don't say what it is, please.
2. Multiply it by two.
3. Add 18.
4. Subtract the number that came into your heads when I told you to think of one.
You have 9 left. Too childish? Or, would you like to know how it's done?

Post 2 by Musical Ambition (I've got the gold prolific poster award, now is there a gold cup for me?) on Wednesday, 17-May-2006 11:19:13

Hmmmm, well, if I was supposed to end up with nine, then, it didn't work, because that's not what I got.

Post 3 by fairy dust (Account disabled) on Wednesday, 17-May-2006 11:19:58

that doesn't work.

Post 4 by Mexican Spitfire (Eating the elephant one bite at a time.) on Wednesday, 17-May-2006 11:22:57

Please try again.

Post 5 by Musical Ambition (I've got the gold prolific poster award, now is there a gold cup for me?) on Wednesday, 17-May-2006 11:25:23

Okay... I've tried it like five times, and it still doesn't work.

Post 6 by Mexican Spitfire (Eating the elephant one bite at a time.) on Wednesday, 17-May-2006 11:29:48

What are you expecting will happen?

Post 7 by Musical Ambition (I've got the gold prolific poster award, now is there a gold cup for me?) on Wednesday, 17-May-2006 11:31:57

Um, maybe I'm not fully understanding this whole thing. Are you supposed to end up with nine? If so, then it's not working for me. I'm ending up with different numbers besides nine.

Post 8 by Mexican Spitfire (Eating the elephant one bite at a time.) on Wednesday, 17-May-2006 11:41:01

Let's try again. I'm sorry for the difficulty. More challenging than you thought, right? The point is that I am never supposed to know what number you think, but when you subtract it, I will know what you have left.
1. Think of a number. The oddness or evenness doesn't matter, LOL.
2. Multiply that their number by two.
3. Now that you have the answer to THAT, add 6. Yes, we are changing numbers. Haha.
4. Nowdivide what you have so far by two.
5. Do you still remember your original number? The number you started out with? Subtract it!
6. You have 3 left 3 left!

Post 9 by Musical Ambition (I've got the gold prolific poster award, now is there a gold cup for me?) on Wednesday, 17-May-2006 11:45:05

Okay, that time it worked.

Post 10 by Mexican Spitfire (Eating the elephant one bite at a time.) on Wednesday, 17-May-2006 11:51:26

Aha! It just needed a better explanation!

Post 11 by blbobby (Ooo you're gona like this!) on Wednesday, 17-May-2006 12:16:22

No, I think you forgot to tell us to divide by two in the first problem.

Post 12 by mysticrain (Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.) on Wednesday, 17-May-2006 12:51:31

yeah that would seem to be what you forgot the first time, because now that I go back and do it with tthe devision of 2 as the third step, I do end up with 9

Post 13 by laced-unlaced (Account disabled) on Wednesday, 17-May-2006 13:10:18

the second one worked for me anyway

Post 14 by Harp (I've now got the bronze prolific poster award! now going for the silver award!) on Wednesday, 17-May-2006 19:08:17

yes the first problem wasn't given correctly hense why it didn't work. it wasn't that everybody else was doing it wrong Bridge Soldier, it's that you didn't give the correct instructions. the second problem did work though.

Post 15 by Mexican Spitfire (Eating the elephant one bite at a time.) on Thursday, 18-May-2006 7:01:11

I apologize for giving out the incomplete instructions in the first problem, but I am glad I was able to correct it and that it worked.