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1. 48 nt

Tue Feb 14, 2023, 02:33 PM

Feb 2023

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How quickly can you solve this math problem? [View all] LuckyCharms Feb 2023 OP

48 nt SarasotaDem Feb 2023 #1

Yes. LuckyCharms Feb 2023 #2

Probably not .. SarasotaDem Feb 2023 #5

Me too. I remember I won a few math "awards" where the teacher LuckyCharms Feb 2023 #8

They're certainly learning stuff we never dreamed of cyclonefence Feb 2023 #3

Not in 5th grade. Sanity Claws Feb 2023 #4

I got the answer in about 30 seconds, and I didn't use algebra FakeNoose Feb 2023 #6

That's the method that I used, too. wnylib Feb 2023 #26

Me too (nt) William Seger Feb 2023 #31

Pretty quickly Effete Snob Feb 2023 #7

My thought process was... LuckyCharms Feb 2023 #12

When I do that... Effete Snob Feb 2023 #15

A calculator is like a security blanket. old as dirt Feb 2023 #17

When did you look at me? Phentex Feb 2023 #22

48. Did not look at other responses yet. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2023 #9

length equals 30 + 1/8 * length + 1/4 * length DetlefK Feb 2023 #10

Googled it padah513 Feb 2023 #11

I asked ChatGPT Effete Snob Feb 2023 #16

Sure, it's an algebra problem at heart, but... old as dirt Feb 2023 #13

This is a very old printed problem -- how do I know? Pobeka Feb 2023 #18

So... Effete Snob Feb 2023 #24

Who's Klein? Donkees Feb 2023 #19

People who are not in the trades sometimes do not appreciate LuckyCharms Feb 2023 #21

No clue. I once found "x" though IcyPeas Feb 2023 #23

I did too, but I lost it again Effete Snob Feb 2023 #25

Well, you know your alphabet. GoodRaisin Feb 2023 #27

That was my favorite cereal Effete Snob Feb 2023 #29

Probably work through it Effete Snob Feb 2023 #30

Without looking at any other responses... Sogo Feb 2023 #33