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Nobby, Bobby and Rover Again
Nobby, Bobby and Rover wish to share a certain amount of money. Nobby is entitled to three fifths of the money, Bobby is entitled to 15% and lastly Rover will get £70.
How much money was there to begin with?
How much money was there to begin with?
Answer
£280, Nobby got three fifths (£168), Bobby got 15%(£42) and Rover has the remaining £70.Hide Answer Show Answer
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I wonder why any adult who had a basic education would have any trouble with this...I failed to see any cleverness to it.
those that can, do! those that can't, complain!
I couldn't do it. I kept getting nobby mixed up with robby, so it was difficult for me to work out how much damien had.
lol
But if Rover is King, shouldn't he get more loot? I mean, he has loads of expenses to pay...
i got this one rigth away.
Is this a teaser, or is it simply a question of basic algebra?
If the former is the case, I submit the following teaser:
"A right triangle has one leg of 3 feet and another of 4 feet. What is the length of the hypotenuse?"
If the former is the case, I submit the following teaser:
"A right triangle has one leg of 3 feet and another of 4 feet. What is the length of the hypotenuse?"
I don't see any Algebra here but N has 3/5 = 12/20 and B has 15% = 3/20 making a total of 15/20 = 3/4. That leaves the Jaguar with 1/4 = $70 in which case the total is 4 x 70 = $280
(Sorry I don't have Stirling Currency Symbols on my American designed, Chinese manufactured and malaysian tweaked laptop keyboard).
(Sorry I don't have Stirling Currency Symbols on my American designed, Chinese manufactured and malaysian tweaked laptop keyboard).
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