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#0, Maths Puzzel with Answer
Posted by Roy Avery on Feb-02-06 at 07:28 AM
I came across a puzzel the other day which on the face seems easy.
The answer was given later, but no explanation as to how it is arrived at. Is this a maths puzzel or am I missing something? I have tried everything I know (including the possibility of Roman Numerials) but am completly baffled. Can anyone help?
The puzzel is below and is as written. The instruction is "Add the numbers" and the answer was given as 5423.

NINE MULTIPLY BY

SIX DIVIDE BY

TWO ADD NINETEEN