Here Is Another Get It? But You Must Do It In Your Head.

[wendilla]

THIS MUST BE DONE IN YOUR HEAD ONLY.
DO NOT USE PAPER AND PENCIL OR A CALCULATOR.
TRY IT.


TAKE 1000 AND ADD 40 TO IT. NOW ADD ANOTHER 1000 NOW ADD 30.
ADD ANOTHER 1000. NOW ADD 20... NOW ADD ANOTHER 1000.
NOW ADD 10. WHAT IS THE TOTAL?

[wendilla]

There is not 2 answers the correct answer is 4100

[TheOtherHalf]

sorry Wendilla, I dont get it. I didnt realise I was so thick !

[wendilla]

Try it both ways The Other Half. Do it in your head then write it done and add it up.

[wendilla]

spelling should spell down

[TheOtherHalf]

1000 + 40 +1040 + 1000 = 2040 + 30 = 2070 + 1000 = 3070 + 20 = 3090 + 1000 = 4090 + 10 = 5000. I get the same no matter which way I do it. i MUST be thick !!! I give up :>(

[cazzz1975]

It tries to fool the brain, I got 4100, but I had to think about it and desist from letting my brain get carried away with mistaking tens for thousands.

[cazzz1975]

4090 + 10 is not 5000, it 4100

[TheOtherHalf]

ahhhhhhhhh, slink away in shame >>>>>>>>>>> thanks Cazz

[yogasun]

Even though I have seen this before I STILL made it 5000 and yet I was looking out for the 'catch' (not really a catch but a wrong perception, ie. that 4090 plus 10 is 5000) Doh!!!

[wendilla]

Never mind The Other Half. I read this ages ago and I did not get it straight away lol

[sandyRoe]

5000

[wendilla]

Do it with caiculator then in your head you will see the difference

[wendilla]

calculator

[sandyRoe]

Then again, after reading other posts, it might be 4100

[wendilla]

Yes Sandyroe it is 4100

[ichkeria]

I did it in my head and got ... 4100
The last step presumably is supposed to catch people out - 4090 + 10.

[wendilla]

Got it

[parkie]

4100

[boxtops]

4100 in my head....

[jno]

4100