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Crazy math? (Posted on 2008-10-10)

If:

13 + 10 = 24 and
19 - 11 = 7 and
5 x 4 = 29 and
14 / 2 = 4

What is 23 / 5?

Submitted by pcbouhid

Rating: 2.5000 (2 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

Add 1 to each number to obtain (in decimal system):

14 + 11 = 25 and
20 - 12 = 8 and
6 x 5 = 30
15 / 3 = 5

So, 23 / 5 ===> 24 / 6 = 4 ===> 23 / 5 = 3

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Subject	Author	Date
Explanation for Puzzle Answer	K Sengupta	2022-03-11 21:14:11
Puzzle Answer	K Sengupta	2022-03-11 21:10:52
Solution	Syzygy	2008-10-13 05:38:43
re(2): answer with explanation.... nice work, but	Paul	2008-10-13 05:25:14
re: answer with explanation.... nice work, but	pcbouhid	2008-10-12 00:18:11
re: answer with explanation	vaibhav	2008-10-11 04:12:54
answer with explanation	Paul	2008-10-10 21:50:29

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