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6+6=14
If 6+6=14, what does 6*6 equal?
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When does 6+6=14?Answer
6+6=14 in the octal system. Therefore, 6*6, in octal, is 44.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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Nice. I didn't think about using another base, although I'd be one to think that way, as a computer engineer.
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Not very good at my maths so didn't really get but very cleaver
Bah! Ha, ha, bleh! I don't exactly know how to respond to this teaser. While I liked it, I also found it very much akin to a mumbled question. Aren't the questions supposed to be in language English? 14 is fourteen, not fouroct nor fourayt. Suppose I asked a question about Cuba without making it clear I mean Cuba, Missouri?
If one merely switches the shapes of numbers, there are other interesting results.
If 6 is swapped with 7, 6 * 6 = 49.
If 4 is swapped with 2, 6 * 6 = 36.
If 6 is swapped with 2, and 1 is swapped with 0. 14 = 114 = 4 and 6 * 6 = 14.
If 6 is swapped with 7, 6 * 6 = 49.
If 4 is swapped with 2, 6 * 6 = 36.
If 6 is swapped with 2, and 1 is swapped with 0. 14 = 114 = 4 and 6 * 6 = 14.
I liked it! I got the different base part.
I figured out the teaser! I'm so proud of myself! Actually, the name "shenqiang" is a big hint. He likes using different bases in his teasers...
I guess I'm wired differently.
The first thing that occurred to me when I saw the puzzle title is "in what base is twelve represented as 14?"
The first thing that occurred to me when I saw the puzzle title is "in what base is twelve represented as 14?"
Terribly written. More information is needed in the teaser body alone.
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