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5 odd numbers

 
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Ghost Post
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2001 4:59 pm    Post subject: 1 Reply with quote

Can you write down five odd numbers so that when you add them up they total 14?
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Chuck
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2001 7:12 pm    Post subject: 2 Reply with quote

Of course not.
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Ghost Post
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2001 7:18 pm    Post subject: 3 Reply with quote

my main problem is writing down 5 odd numbers
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Ghost Post
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2001 2:49 am    Post subject: 4 Reply with quote

shouldn't this be moved to VSP?

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2001 3:54 am    Post subject: 5 Reply with quote

42!

Sorry, I saw that in another thread that 42 is the answer to everything.

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tv snake
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2001 3:57 am    Post subject: 6 Reply with quote

Ok...

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 10 = 14

in base 5.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2001 4:04 am    Post subject: 7 Reply with quote

1+1+1+11=14

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tv snake
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2001 4:05 am    Post subject: 8 Reply with quote

Yeah, that too. But that's not the real mathematical answer!!!

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