Re: FN-FORUM MENSA Question (just 4 fun!)

date posted 20th January 2003 14:36

On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Andrew Hancock wrote:

> I started the calculations.....
> x+y+z=100
> 10x+y+0.125z=100

Yup, that's fine...

> x+y+z=10x+y+.125z
>
> Y cancels

I don't remember much from my maths lessons now, but I do seem to recall
that doing that is distinctly naughty...

> z=0 ... arse.

...for exactly *that* reason. ;-)

> ...Then decided to give up and get on with the urgent bugfix I had to do :)

understandable.

> Andy.

Alex.
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