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The Question
Follow the directions below:
Read all of the directions before you start.
Pick any number between one and ten.
Multiply it by zero.
Multiply by five
Multiply it by two
Add seventy-five
Add twenty-five
Subtract one hundred
Add .75
Subtract .25
Multiply it by zero
Add two
Take the number that you started with and add it to the number you have now.
Take the number of the number of milliliters in a liter and add it to what you have now
Subtract 500
Add 2
Multiply by 0
Add 75
Click "hint" then read the problem.
(Do this first)
Read all of the directions before you start.
Pick any number between one and ten.
Multiply it by zero.
Multiply by five
Multiply it by two
Add seventy-five
Add twenty-five
Subtract one hundred
Add .75
Subtract .25
Multiply it by zero
Add two
Take the number that you started with and add it to the number you have now.
Take the number of the number of milliliters in a liter and add it to what you have now
Subtract 500
Add 2
Multiply by 0
Add 75
Click "hint" then read the problem.
(Do this first)
Hint
The directions say to click here and here is the answer... You shouldn't do any of the steps in the teaser and can now happily click the answer.Answer
If your answer is 75 then it is incorrect and you didn't read the instructions properly.If you did nothing - you got it right!
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Wow! This really brings back memories. I haven't seen this one since I was in the fourth grade! Interesting break from the usual teasers.
While it is kind of amusing, it's not really much of a "teaser".
I know it's not much of a teaser but I thought it'd be a nice break. Just like Bobbrt said.
it's weird... i mean it's not like a real teaser at all, cuz all you have to do is follow the directions to get it right.... and oh, i know what you were trying to accomplish in this teaser, but it doesn't really work on the internet. what my teacher did once is she gave us a large test with 100 problems and she told us to read the instructions. the instructions told us to read every problem before we started doing them. she made us do the test in ink, ya see? the last question was, jane has 29... etc. then it said do not do any of the problems so the kids who followed the instructions just handed in a blank test (except for their names) and the kids who didn't read all the problems would get to the last problem and be like, oh, darn it! and have to hand in the inked paper... so you see how it doesn't work on the internet, i guess.
I did the same mistake 2 once before and once now
c'mon, we;ve all seen this one
fun and different...
I like it. It reminds me of my favriote teacher, she gave us something like this at begginning of school year.You shouldn't have added the multiply by zero you should have made it more difficult.
I expected it, but I still think it was cute
My 2nd grade teacher did this as an april fools joke.. sorry to say, we all fell for it.
What can I say? We were 8!
But my other teacher.. a few years ago.. gave us a real test. A really hard one, and we went over it like we do back then, and after I realized I scored 100% It turned out to me a prank.
What can I say? We were 8!
But my other teacher.. a few years ago.. gave us a real test. A really hard one, and we went over it like we do back then, and after I realized I scored 100% It turned out to me a prank.
I got seventy five. I forgot to read the last direction.
Even university students get caught with this one. Fun to see it played out here. Good choice...
This was similar to a quiz i took in 5th grade. i did all of the work instead of reading the directions first. when i saw the last question, i started erasing like crazy, but it was too late. the teacher had seen what i'd done. fortunately, it wasn't a grade.
That is FUNNY!
Many teachers use this to teach students to read directions.
I just didn't feel like reading the whole thing
A teacher of mine told us that one year, he did something similar for his midterm exam...It said "Read all problems before you begin" and the last problem said "Don't do any of the problems; write your name and turn in the paper."
School is silly.
School is silly.
I love this one.
I got this when i was in 3rd grade but it was easier......... i fell for it in 3rd grade but got it here.... it really brings back memories...... my FAILURE memories.......
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