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Sunday, May 3, 2015

Magical Math Trick Quiz

Thanks to a long time subscriber to RTE who specializes in these types of messages for sending the subject math trick below that is able to hone in & discover your all-time favorite movie based on a few simple mathematical principles.  Please let me know which movie it determined for you & if indeed it is your favorite.  Please do not look @ the list of movies before doing the math.
 
The determination of the movie was easy – the quiz is to explain how the math trick worked.  I will post all correct answers & send the solution to anyone who requests it if no one figures it out. 

DO YOUR math, write the numbers down, then compare the results to the list of movies at the bottom.

You will be AMAZED at how true and accurate this test is.

1. Pick a number from 1-9.

2. Multiply that number by 3.

3. Add 3.

4. Multiply by 3 again.

5. Your total will be a two digit number.
 
Add the first and second digits together to find your 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
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

Amazing, isn't it??


 
Posted by ReturnToExcellence.net at 6:56 PM

9 comments:

  1. JRMay 3, 2015 at 10:10 PM

    Are you sure it is not the least favorite?

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  2. SC BusinessmanMay 3, 2015 at 10:12 PM

    Essentially what you are doing is multiplying a given number by 9. Adding the three just guarantees a two digit answer, in case your original number was 1. All numbers multiplied by 9 have results that equal 9 when added. 2×9 is 18 three is 27, 36, 45. 54, 63, 72, 81.
    My favorite movie of all times is Blazing Saddles, for the record...

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  3. BDMay 3, 2015 at 11:20 PM

    Saw this before...of course, it's no. 9....have not tried to figure it out, but very curious.

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  4. EWMay 4, 2015 at 6:39 PM

    I TRIED THIS 3 TIMES, DIFFERENT NUMBERS, CAME UP THE SAME WAY EACH TIME......................NO. 9, HIS FAREWELL SPEECH. HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN?

    HAVE TO SEND THIS ON.............THANKS, BUT I FEEL SPOOKED!!

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  5. MDMay 4, 2015 at 6:40 PM

    Funny......it always adds up to # 9.

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  6. The HistorianMay 4, 2015 at 9:49 PM

    That person must like numbers. I can use him for my stock selections. BO movie comes in all the time, no matter what numbers are picked. Quiz very good.

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  7. STMay 5, 2015 at 10:04 PM

    That will be my favorite movie when it comes out. It's a simple trick. No matter what number you start with, the answer will always be #9.

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  8. JCMay 5, 2015 at 10:08 PM

    Doug - I feel I am missing something, but here we go. The quiz could be about anything, and the answer will always be the ninth on the list. Eliminating the window dressing, the math within the quiz works out to 9x+9, or 9(x+1). The answer has to be a multiple of 9. As you have defined the the set of possible numbers we can select as being 1 through 9, those numbers will work out to possible solutions in our equation with values of 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, and 90. Our possible solutions first digit runs from 1 up to 9, and our possible solutions second digit rises from 0 to 8. However, all multiples of 9 will not add up to 9. The set was defined, however. Selecting numbers from 10 and above will not add up to 9 or be a two digit number. Zero would also give us The Obama Farewell Speech, but would not give you a two digit number total as stated in the problem.

    Whatever I'm getting or missing, it was fun.

    Take care.

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  9. ALMay 5, 2015 at 10:32 PM

    The Obama farewell Speech! Funny!

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