Eclipse always pulls out surprises. Here we have a mathematical quiz for the weekend! Have fun in the comment box!
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55 176 539 1628
Q. In the sequence above, each term after the first is determined by multiplying by x and then adding y. If x and y are each greater than zero, and if they are integers, then what does the term x + y equal?
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I’m not a math person, but I think I got it 3, and 11…so 14????
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I don’t even understand the question ……. 😦
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It toook me a while to figure the question too.. hehe
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We are so accustomed to the word of the day, the numbers caught us by surprise. 😀
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I’m not much of a math person, and I prefer not thinking too much on weekends. 😛
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I would probably get there eventually but
1. not on a Saturday
2. I had one of my accidents today and was the whole afternoon in the ER having my ear stitched up
3. I survived
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Owwwww. Oh dear, so sorry to hear about that.
Glad you survived!!!!! Take care and get well soon.
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ouch! feel better soon!
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Oh dear. Get well soon.
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Me and Math, Say what?! 😀
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X + Y = 14
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X = 3 and WHY = 11 so together we are 14
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For me the weekend is for relaxation, but I also have a puzzle for you: How many clothes do you see on the clothesline, in my post for today?:
http://travelartpix.com/quiet-morning-on-fogo-island/
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six
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Thanks! – Just a relaxing weekend play… 🙂
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Numbers? Me? Seriously? I am seriously numerically challenged. I just LOOK at the numbers and start to go into a faint!
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Relax! – Just look at my post, and give me an answer 🙂
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I have the advantage for most of my life that “I can’t do math, I am blonde.” The color may have turned a tad but math and I are not friends. Too bad, this looks like fun.
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I’m not a blonde, but I am dumb where maths is concerned.
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176=55x+y and 539=176x+y therefore x=3 and y=11 finally 3+11=14
Fun, thanks!
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Fabulous post
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