Re: OT:riddle me this

On Dec 1 2005 8:10 AM, GrouchySmurf1002 wrote:

> On Dec 1 2005 10:49 AM, FellKnight wrote:
>
> > On Dec 1 2005 12:50 AM, chaucerchick wrote:
> >
> > > Can you make twenty-four from three five s and a single one, using the
four
> > > arithmetic operations, plus, minus, times and divide, and grouping by
> > > parentheses?
> > >
> > > cc
> >
> > Took me about 10 seconds to come up with 15 + 5 + 5
> >
>
> Incidentally, the answer is:
>
> 5* (5 - 1/5) = 24

Ok Math is good, reading comprehension, not so much. God, what I could do
with another hour in the day!!! (Probably sleep more)

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