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When in Rome
If you thought that half of 8 = 3 was too easy, how does half of 9 = 4?
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In Roman Numerals, IX is 9 and if you cover the bottom of that, It will be IV, which is 4.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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Isn't this teaser like MCM years old?
Jul 28, 2003
this is sumwhat very similar to another way b4.... btw... if there isn't 1 Roman numeral teaser.. i haven't heard it.. =)
But what aobut have of the I?
to rose_rox: half of the | is still |, just shorter.
I wounderd why it was called When in Rome.
Hehehehe!
Excellent...I will tell it to all my friends.
i might have blinked and missed something, but what did the "half of 8 = 3" have to do with it?
i liked the teaser though
i liked the teaser though
Here's nather nice solution...
To prove 9=4
ie; 8+1=4
ie. (half of +1=4
now as half of 8=3
3+1=4
4=4
LHS=RHS
...Hows dat?
"...Elementary my dear Watson...!!"
To prove 9=4
ie; 8+1=4
ie. (half of +1=4
now as half of 8=3
3+1=4
4=4
LHS=RHS
...Hows dat?
"...Elementary my dear Watson...!!"
sorry for dat stupid smiley...It came due to combination of "3" and ")"...
heres da corrected statement
==> [half of 3]+1=4
heres da corrected statement
==> [half of 3]+1=4
RHS = LHS??? O.o
I like it, but the title and hhint gave it away. Good one
That was clever and fun - I liked it. Thanks!!
Nov 12, 2011
Actually.... it would be TV because half of a capital I would look more like a capital T
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