Solved for geniuses

[smarteyeball]

Is it arrogant to be drawn to the word Genius?

Especially when you click and go, "Oh. Maths. Not my area", yet still leave the thread unchastened...

I'm a 79

 

[Brink]

I think she refers to the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything .

Ah ok.

 

[Kari]

Is it arrogant to be drawn to the word Genius?

Especially when you click and go, "Oh. Maths. Not my area", yet still leave the thread unchastened...

I'm a 79

Arrogant? Of course not! When I saw the thread title I simply thought Julian has created this thread especially for me, as the title says .

 

[boohbah]

Ok, I figured it out. The answer is 42.

I'd love to see how you got there.

pant size

 

[boohbah]

Is it arrogant to be drawn to the word Genius?

Especially when you click and go, "Oh. Maths. Not my area", yet still leave the thread unchastened...

I'm a 79

Arrogant? Of course not! When I saw the thread title I simply thought Julian has created this thread especially for me, as the title says .

when i wrote the thread i thought kari will enjoy this one.
so i kind of did write it for you.

 

[Airbot]

It's 79 of course, you dork.

 

[boohbah]

how so?

 

[Airbot]

Just don't look at all the convoluted arithmetic, and look at the simple pattern.

The last number is the first, then the added sum of all the numbers is the last.

So, 116 would be 6, then 6 plus 1 plus 1 = 8, so 68.
Logically 117 is 7 and 7 plus 1 plus 1 = 9, so 79.


It's not 69 = lunch for two.

 

[boohbah]

ok, thats a possibility then, we need dwarf to post too.

 

[mjf]

You have to be joking or is this a super trick question?
First digit = last digit
Last digit = sum of all digits


Edit: oh and the answer is 79

 

[boohbah]

it is a bit of a trick question i guess as there are a few solutions , as shown in previous threads.

i dont know the correct answer, just what i think is correct. but others think their way is correct so its subjective.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Ok, I figured it out. The answer is 42.

I'd love to see how you got there.

pant size

Excuse me!?

 

[boohbah]

 

[Layback Bear]

79/

 

[Bertison]

mjf & airbot are correct.

The 'missing' 116 is what we in the UK call a "Red Herring" - not missing at all, just simply not listed. if it WAS listed, it would produce the number 68.
Last digit is first, second digit is the sum of all 3. And 68 plus 11 = 79.
Second Red Herring is the fact that 11 added to each preceding sum, gives the next whole number.

Numerical serendipity!

EDIT - thanks for the very funny cartoon, Boohbah!

I'm going for a lie down now ...

 

[Dwarf]

im going with either 68 (for factor of 11 ) or 69 (for my original post theory)
as there is no 116 it cant be 79,
its almost like an optical illusion your mind assumes there is a 116 therefore you add 22 by mistake

wheres dwarf he knows !

I'm here!

The answer is 79, and here's the explanation. The first digit, 7, is the last number of the 3-digit number, and the second digit, 9, is the sum of all 3 numbers in the 3-digit number.

 

[boohbah]

ok its official then

 

[Alejandro85]

Since Sheldon knows all, what did he say?

He doesn't speaks to inferior minds like ours. IQ 200+ only to reveal the answer.

 

[Solarstarshines]

117=79

If you look at the tables everything to the right is added by 2

and the last digit of the 100th is the root number