Work colleague is home schooling his son and one maths question is below. Answers anyone
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[Misc] Maths question
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Blue Valkyrie
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What time is "now" ?
And "was... now" is a bit of sloppy phrasing.
And "was... now" is a bit of sloppy phrasing.
24 degrees?
24C, assuming the 10am is now.
Or is it a trick question?
Or is it a trick question?
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Apparently not
Brian Parsons
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28 - 15 + 11 = 24.
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No it's for a 11 year old so don't think it's attempting to trick anyone.
GT49er
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Badly worded question! They obviously wanted the answer 24 degrees, but should have specified the time, not 'now'.
It's in Australian.
Just be grateful it's not riddled with a whole series of "strewth", "cobba", "Shelia" and casual racism.
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Indeed.
The answer given is 29. Now for the last hour a lot of work colleagues, Asahi UK, have looked at it and my daughter, a teacher and we believe not only is it a badly written question the answer is wrong, unless we are all missing something.
Uh_huh_him
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Terrible question.
If it's a maths question the most logical answer is 24.
If it's a maths question the most logical answer is 24.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
4. At 4pm the temperature in Sydney, Australia was 28°C. By 2am, it had dropped by 15°C, but by 10am the following morning it had risen by 11°.
What time did the Aussies try and doctor the pitch or the ball?
What time did the Aussies try and doctor the pitch or the ball?
Neville's Breakfast
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maffew
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add .4 degress onto this
maffew
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If they get asked
Martin was £56.80 overdrawn. He had to spend £234.30 on his car. What was the total of his debt now?
Then its £-291.10
Martin was £56.80 overdrawn. He had to spend £234.30 on his car. What was the total of his debt now?
Then its £-291.10
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Or how many convicts are roasting in the sun?
24C - but I'm sure we'll be told that this is wrong, and there's a subtle twist that we've missed