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Old 07-24-2008, 11:47 AM
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Default Simply Math question but 80% of university student give the wrong answer
Here is a simple Math equation, but according to research, almost 80% of the university student give the wrong answer, let's see you can provide the correct answer

if 1=5
2=25
3=125
4=625
Then 5 = ?
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Old 07-24-2008, 11:52 AM
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I say its 3125
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Old 07-24-2008, 11:58 AM
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I say its 3125
yeah it's 3125. is it the correct answer. i just wonder why 80% had it wrong. maybe they have not used a calculator. i will not have the right answer without calculator.
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Old 07-24-2008, 12:02 PM
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I say its 3125
Not going to telthe answer so soon, maybe few days later will tell the answer.
By the way, I wonderring this forum is allow the BB code [hide] Answer [/hide] so that member can see the answer nce they reply
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Old 07-24-2008, 12:20 PM
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Not going to telthe answer so soon, maybe few days later will tell the answer.
By the way, I wonderring this forum is allow the BB code [hide] Answer [/hide] so that member can see the answer nce they reply
Oh, i will take a look into that. We do have the spoiler tag if you wanted to use that. "spoiler"

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Old 07-24-2008, 03:55 PM
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Here is a simple Math equation, but according to research, almost 80% of the university student give the wrong answer, let's see you can provide the correct answer

if 1=5
2=25
3=125
4=625
Then 5 = ?
lol ............
5=1
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Old 07-24-2008, 04:00 PM
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lol ............
5=1
you're clever to see that evilboy!
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Old 07-24-2008, 04:13 PM
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Maybe they're just don't have mathematical minds
I almost immediately noticed that the numbers were powers of 5
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Old 07-24-2008, 04:52 PM
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it was a tricky one, i think only reason 80% didn't get it right is because they are used to with much harder questions. that was unexpected maybe.
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Old 07-24-2008, 05:05 PM
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LOL! Nice one!
Congratulation for giving the right answer to.......................... Evilboy (I guess)
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Old 07-25-2008, 01:31 AM
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yeah that was soo obvious but i still thing it was the square at the first place...damn i am soo stupid..evil boy you are genius
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Old 07-25-2008, 04:48 AM
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so the correct answer is 1?
i thought it's 3125 too, how come the right answer is 1?
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Old 07-25-2008, 05:48 AM
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