Question of the Day #229 (26/3/10)

[Kazza]

MATHS FRIDAY - easy one to start with



How can you add eight 8's to get the number 1,000? (only use addition)


PM answers only please and don't forget to post here when you've done it

 

[Circle]

PM sent
Oooh Maths Friday...

 

[SirIsaac]

Answer PMed.

 

[Adirondack Jack]

Forgot to tell you. Sent PM a while ago then got busy adding up my 401K's dismal performance. Couldn't get those 8's to add up to much of anything.

 

[Stevenator]

PM Sent... Yay Friday! :cheer:

 

[CHEMIKER]

PM sent :Flash:

 

[ecudoc]

PM sent buddy

 

[FizzySix]

Had to dust off the calculator for that one...

 

[FrankieOC82]

PM sent! no idea if it's right, but it works in my head (which can tend to be crazy anyway ) thanks!!!

 

[BusyWeb]

Sent an answer.


Little easy one..

 

[Kazza]

MATHS FRIDAY - easy one to start with



How can you add eight 8's to get the number 1,000? (only use addition)


PM answers only please and don't forget to post here when you've done it

888+88+8+8+8 = 1000


REP & CASINO CASH WINNERS: SirIsaac; Chemiker; Stevenator

REP WINNERS: MarinaFazer; ecudoc; FizzySix; Busyweb

Thanks for playing everyone.

See you again Monday.....


BTW - sometimes it takes a while before I am able to post reputation points to you - you are on a list - once it catches up I will post

 

[Adirondack Jack]

Sorry! Didn't mean to clog up the works. Didn't realize I won rep on the lion one. My bad!

 

[BeasTTy]

Pieces of 8 pm'd
thanks
Bob