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Broken Clock
Fred had a clock with roman numerals to show the time. It was one of those weird ones where the four is IIII instead of IV.
One day, Fred's dog, Checkers, bumped into the wall and sent the clock crashing to the floor, where it broke into four pieces.
While helping Fred glue it back together, his sister Kellogg noticed that the numbers on each of the four pieces added up to the same value.
What was that value and how did the clock break?
One day, Fred's dog, Checkers, bumped into the wall and sent the clock crashing to the floor, where it broke into four pieces.
While helping Fred glue it back together, his sister Kellogg noticed that the numbers on each of the four pieces added up to the same value.
What was that value and how did the clock break?
Hint
It's important to note that the four is IIII rather than IV.Answer
The value on each piece was 20. The first break was between the X and I in eleven. The second break was right after the closest I to three in four. The third break was between the I's in seven. And the last break was between nine and ten.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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Good one,
I especially like it since because of the hidden teaser. If you add up the numbers 1 to 12 you get 78, but each of the four pieces total 80. cool.
I especially like it since because of the hidden teaser. If you add up the numbers 1 to 12 you get 78, but each of the four pieces total 80. cool.
Very creative!
Of corse you make me the dog Fred
I got the 20 but got the breaks in it worng. I knew the IIII was the hint without looking at it. good one
good one!
I need help here: how can the final break equal to twenty? In the word picture you drew, the last piece you described would have the I from seven, plus the eight and nine. I + VIII + VIIII(or IX) = XVIII (1??
As vikingboy said, if you add 1 through 12 you get 78. For this teaser, you have to read each number individually. So it's not 1 + 8 + 9, it's 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 10.
Oct 22, 2005
Didnt get it and im pretty good at math.
that was a stumper
i wasn't even close
i'll take my medicine
and with an extra dose
GREAT TEASER
i wasn't even close
i'll take my medicine
and with an extra dose
GREAT TEASER
I got the second part of the question - the clock broke when the dog bumped it and it crashed to the ground...
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