Braingle: '1 + 11' Brain Teaser

1 + 11

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Puzzle ID:	#15744
Fun:	(2.55)
Difficulty:	(1.36)
Category:	Trick
Submitted By:	fishmed

What do you get when you add 1 and 11, four times?

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tissue Dec 13, 2003	Ah...good job.
hedgehog Dec 13, 2003	That was good...and easy!
beanie89 Dec 13, 2003	excellent teaser!
fishmed Dec 13, 2003	Thank you. Glad you liked it. It is somewhat easy if you think about it. It is surprising, though, how many people I have stumped with this one.
fishmed Dec 13, 2003	FYI to those looking. They phrasing of my hint and my answer was changed by the editors. So if it doesn't make sense, I apologize. Thank you in any case for reviewing my teasers.
griphook Dec 16, 2003	the teaser is excellent ... the hint gave it away though
krishnan Dec 16, 2003	Good one! I thought 45, as in 1 + 4 times 11. Anyway, good teaser!
fishmed Dec 17, 2003	Thanks.
eiennikirei Dec 23, 2003	hmm.. i c
liltunalol Dec 30, 2003	i dont quite understand... fishmed can you post the original one please?
fishmed Dec 30, 2003	Check your personal messages as I did not want to post it where others might see it in these comments.
fishmed Dec 30, 2003	I tried to send you a personal email, but system said you did not exist. Not sure why, but if Jake can figure it out, I'll get you a note with my original answer.
quinton Feb 19, 2004	I thought it was 48 but now it was 4 twelves I will know that for next time
rashad Jul 08, 2004	nice/bad 1
froggygg Apr 10, 2005	I caught the tricky wording and got the answer right away.
sweetime May 24, 2005	i went with twelve - no matter how many times you add 1 to 11 you still get 12 - maybe the "four twelves" answer makes slightly more sense in the context of the original phrasing
hamburger Jun 21, 2005	I thought it was 45. 1 +11 four times. 11 four times= 44,+ 1 = 45
Steve1973 Sep 18, 2005	I thought the answer would be 111,111,111,111.... Add 1 and 11, so I just put them one beside the other and "added" them in a tricky way (Kind of like adding "food" to "fish" to make "fishfood"), and then I did it 4 more times.
TheEarthling Nov 20, 2005	I did think of four 12's for a moment...but then I was like, 'it can't be.' Oh well, it seems like I was wrong.
solarsistim321 Feb 14, 2006	i agree with steve, since it is in trick thst is what i thought
coltonr1 Apr 01, 2006	i think u put a lot of work in tht but ijust think i dont like it sry
Cindzey Nov 06, 2008	im hungry