Can anyone get this?

rainepar

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5 3 7 8 9
2 6 4 1 x
8 0 2 0 4

What is x?

Please provide an explanation for your answer to be correct.
 

rgwalt

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Originally posted by: Reggae4k
its a freaking 5. just add line 1 and 2 to get line 3!

Good catch... it took me a minute to see it, but you are right.

R
 

Gurck

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I wish AT was around when I was in school... not that I couldn't figure out my homework, but saving time is always good
 

TheLonelyPhoenix

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Originally posted by: Gurck
I wish AT was around when I was in school... not that I couldn't figure out my homework, but saving time is always good

I should have joined earlier. :(
 

shuan24

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Originally posted by: Reggae4k
its a freaking 5. just add line 1 and 2 to get line 3!


Actually, it could be 4 as well. No one said that it is an addition problem...What we're looking for is patterns, and if you add each column in line 1 and line 2 and add 1 you will get line 3.

Ex:
5 + 2 + 1 = 8
3 + 6 + 1 = 0
7 + 4 + 1 = 2
....
9 + 4 + 1 = 4

But yes, 5 would be the easiest answer.
 

Reggae4k

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Originally posted by: shuan24
Originally posted by: Reggae4k
its a freaking 5. just add line 1 and 2 to get line 3!


Actually, it could be 4 as well. No one said that it is an addition problem...What we're looking for is patterns, and if you add each column in line 1 and line 2 and add 1 you will get line 3.

Ex:
5 + 2 + 1 = 8
3 + 6 + 1 = 0
7 + 4 + 1 = 2
....
9 + 4 + 1 = 4

But yes, 5 would be the easiest answer.


when the hell did 3+6+1 = 0?

dont be a tool. its not a 4.

when you add line 1 and 2, you carry the 1 over to the next column.
there is no pattern. its simple addition.
 

Baked

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I hate math, it's evil. If you know, it only takes 5 minutes to finish a test. If you don't, you don't finish it.
 

ggavinmoss

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Originally posted by: Reggae4k
Originally posted by: shuan24
Originally posted by: Reggae4k
its a freaking 5. just add line 1 and 2 to get line 3!


Actually, it could be 4 as well. No one said that it is an addition problem...What we're looking for is patterns, and if you add each column in line 1 and line 2 and add 1 you will get line 3.

Ex:
5 + 2 + 1 = 8
3 + 6 + 1 = 0
7 + 4 + 1 = 2
....
9 + 4 + 1 = 4

But yes, 5 would be the easiest answer.


when the hell did 3+6+1 = 0?

dont be a tool. its not a 4.

when you add line 1 and 2, you carry the 1 over to the next column.
there is no pattern. its simple addition.

I'd say it was 4 too. With no more instruction than the set of numbers either way seems vaild. And try not being a tool yourself, champ.

-geoff
 

Kelemvor

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Originally posted by: ggavinmoss
Originally posted by: Reggae4k
Originally posted by: shuan24
Originally posted by: Reggae4k
its a freaking 5. just add line 1 and 2 to get line 3!


Actually, it could be 4 as well. No one said that it is an addition problem...What we're looking for is patterns, and if you add each column in line 1 and line 2 and add 1 you will get line 3.

Ex:
5 + 2 + 1 = 8
3 + 6 + 1 = 0
7 + 4 + 1 = 2
....
9 + 4 + 1 = 4

But yes, 5 would be the easiest answer.


when the hell did 3+6+1 = 0?

dont be a tool. its not a 4.

when you add line 1 and 2, you carry the 1 over to the next column.
there is no pattern. its simple addition.

I'd say it was 4 too. With no more instruction than the set of numbers either way seems vaild. And try not being a tool yourself, champ.

-geoff

6+3+1 is 10, not 0. Only way it's a 0 is if the 1 ends up in the next column over which means you're doing addition of the whole numbers... It's a 5.
 

ggavinmoss

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Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Originally posted by: ggavinmoss
Originally posted by: Reggae4k
Originally posted by: shuan24
Originally posted by: Reggae4k
its a freaking 5. just add line 1 and 2 to get line 3!


Actually, it could be 4 as well. No one said that it is an addition problem...What we're looking for is patterns, and if you add each column in line 1 and line 2 and add 1 you will get line 3.

Ex:
5 + 2 + 1 = 8
3 + 6 + 1 = 0
7 + 4 + 1 = 2
....
9 + 4 + 1 = 4

But yes, 5 would be the easiest answer.


when the hell did 3+6+1 = 0?

dont be a tool. its not a 4.

when you add line 1 and 2, you carry the 1 over to the next column.
there is no pattern. its simple addition.

I'd say it was 4 too. With no more instruction than the set of numbers either way seems vaild. And try not being a tool yourself, champ.

-geoff

6+3+1 is 10, not 0. Only way it's a 0 is if the 1 ends up in the next column over which means you're doing addition of the whole numbers... It's a 5.

Ok, let me clarify - the topic summary says "some puzzle" not "help me with addition." What I saw was 6+3+1 = 10 and kept the ones place value. Since I didn't interpret the problem as a strictly defined addition problem, my way seems valid.

-geoff