Mathmatical Brain Teaser

[YuccaFlatsRanch]

A Mathematical Brain-teasing Head-scratcher





Be honest and don't look at the movie list below till you have done the math!

Ok, just humor me and do it!

Try this test and find out what movie is your favorite.

This amazing math quiz can likely predict which of 17 movies you would enjoy the most.
It really works!!

Movie Quiz:

1. Pick any number from 1-9.

2. Multiply by 3.

3. Add 3.
4. Multiply by 3 again.

5. Now add the two digits of your answer together to find your predicted favorite movie in the list of 17 movies below:





Movie List:

1. Gone With the Wind
2. E.T.
3. Blazing Saddles
4. Star Wars
5. Forrest Gump
6. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
7. Jaws
8. Grease
9. The Obama Farewell Speech of 2012
10. Casablanca
11. Jurassic Park
12. Shrek
13. Pirates of the Caribbean
14. Titanic
15. Raiders of the Lost Ark
16. Home Alone
17. Mrs. Doubtfire

[HeelSpur]

Won't work for me, only seen 4 of those movies.

[tinknal]

LOL! I love math tricks!

[tinknal]

Originally Posted by HeelSpur

Won't work for me, only seen 4 of those movies.

The one I didn't see was my number, and it was the same as yours....

[Jim Bunton]

I don't care much for his speaking style so I think I will just read about it.

Jim

[Farmerwilly2]

Wowsers! And I thought Nicolas and Alexandria was a llllllllllong movie.

[AngieM2]

some how I ended up with 9

I think I'd like that movie very much.

[tinknal]

Originally Posted by AngieM2

some how I ended up with 9

I think I'd like that movie very much.

Angie, try the same game starting with a different number......

[deaconjim]

I would have lied and said 9 even if I hadn't come up with that answer.

[AngieM2]

Originally Posted by tinknal

Angie, try the same game starting with a different number......

No thank you - I like this movie JUST FINE.



ps: I know it's a math trick.

[HOTW]

nope didn't work for me at all can't stand the man and won't listen to anything he has to say because he blames everyone but himself and who wants to hear more of that ???

[Home Harvest]

The book was a page turner! I hope the movie is as compelling! lol

[Ozarks Tom]

I hope it comes out on DVD. I want to watch it over and over.

There's a similar trick involving casting out nines. My dad taught it to me, and my math teacher in 8th grade finally gave up, and asked how it's done.

Take any 4 numbers, add them together, and subtract the sum from the original 4 numbers. Leave out any one number, giving me the other 3, and I'll tell you which number you left out.

1234
-10
=1224
Leave out the 4, and give me 122, and the answer is 4.

No matter what numbers you start with the 4 numbers in the remainder will always add up to a multiple of 9. The only exception is if the person leaves out a 0 or a 9. Most times people will leave out the 0.

[Jim-mi]

I really was laughing so hard that a couple of folks came running up to me to see if there was a problem..... . . . .. . . .. . . . .



Shortly there after, more folks were having a laughing problem . . . . . . . . .