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If 527 - 142 = 345
And 901 + 522 = 223
Then 148 - 253 = ?
And 901 + 522 = 223
Then 148 - 253 = ?
Hint
Time for a little smackerel of something!Answer
In the first sum the answer is 40 less than it should be suggesting that the ten's digit rolled over at 60 instead of 100.The second sum shows that the numbers reset at 1200 and that the numbers are based on a twelve hour clock.
So the answer for the final sum is 1055 or five minutes to eleven.
Extra points to anyone who got the Winnie-the-Pooh reference in the hint.
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One can + mess = up & most anything by adding or deleting punctuation making one"s question absurd r abstruse without maintaining a level of teasishness
I didn't get it.
Well, then again, I sorta skimmed over the question itself.
I had a whole morning of math team, and enough is enough!
Nice teaser though.
Well, then again, I sorta skimmed over the question itself.
I had a whole morning of math team, and enough is enough!
Nice teaser though.
i can't understand it........ please explain........
I understand the answer, interesting teaser. What does the clue mean?
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