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Thundril
 Post subject: Re: solve this puzzle if you can ??
PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:18 pm 
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You got it,John.
Exe, Wye, Dee and, er, Severn are 4 rivers.
Groan if you must.
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chaz wyman
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Thundril wrote:
You got it,John.
Exe, Wye, Dee and, er, Severn are 4 rivers.
Groan if you must.


yeah ---- groan.
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John
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Thundril wrote:
You got it,John.
Exe, Wye, Dee and, er, Severn are 4 rivers.
Groan if you must.


Like chaz, I'll also groan...but I kind of like it now I see it because :lol:
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The Voice of Time
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interesting how many sound answers you can get to a completely ridiculous question ^^
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alan1000
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armorbear1 wrote:
2+2= 5 solve this one !!!

Actually it doesn't require a "solution"; you can make 2+2=5 just by varying the axioms and definitions of arithmetic. For example, since the sequence of natural numbers is purely stipulatory, you could stipulate that the first five numbers are 1,2,3,5,4. Game shot.

There are other, more complicated solutions, but none of them (to my knowledge) entails any mention of the rivers Dee or Exe.
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vegetariantaxidermy
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If you think it equals five then it does. Philosophy in a nutshell.
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chaz wyman
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vegetariantaxidermy wrote:
If you think it equals five then it does. Philosophy in a nutshell.



Misunderstanding in a nutshell
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John
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alan1000 wrote:
For example, since the sequence of natural numbers is purely stipulatory, you could stipulate that the first five numbers are 1,2,3,5,4.


Unfortunately you don't get to do the stipulation though. You can try it but I wouldn't advise it in maths exam.
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Lames AA
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here is an answer .. 2.3 + 2.4 = 4.7 ! now round those numbers 2+2= 5 :mrgreen:
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Arising_uk
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Nice! :)
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