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Unconventional Question (Posted on 2002-12-13)

An enthusiastic math student was asked to write a sentence incorporating his new knowledge about prime numbers. Though you could spend time correcting him on his conventions, can you still give him the numerical answer he is looking for?

On 
Tuesday  
ofnext
weekwethought  
ifwewereexperienced 
enoughwecantryto 
stumptheclassineighth 
gradebecausetheysometimes 
rubitinourfacesevertime 
wecantsolveourworkisthatokay?

Submitted by cges

Rating: 3.1176 (17 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

The answer is 31.
Each word (or words pushed together) holds a secret letter.
The letters are found by looking at the next prime
(2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29).
You must count the letters in the word until you get to the next prime.
When you pick out the letter you get NEXTPRIME? or Next prime?
The next prime is 31.
This is an original problem.

Comments: ( You must be logged in to post comments.)

Subject	Author	Date
Puzzle Thoughts	K Sengupta	2023-09-12 21:41:55
spoiler	Dej Mar	2008-09-24 06:12:30
That's a fun idea	Gamer	2003-04-26 16:19:40
Eeps	Nick Reed	2002-12-16 07:05:30
re: i got it!!!!!	Nick Reed	2002-12-16 05:30:08
i got it!!!!!	James	2002-12-15 15:13:30
re(2): Confused	friedlinguini	2002-12-15 02:22:12
re: Confused	TomM	2002-12-14 17:45:16
Confused	Erin	2002-12-14 14:32:47

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