Asked by George
I can't figure this out!
Help please!
The Problem
At the local park, I saw a man was quizzing a boy with some simple arithmetic problems, and the boy seemed to be getting them all correct. He asked the boy, "32 + 5", and the boy answered, "37". The man then asked the boy, "19 - 6", and the boy answered, "13". The man continued and asked the boy "24 + 13" and the boy answered, "37".
He then posed the last two problems, and asked the boy "45 - 8", but the boy responded "47". Weird, I thought it was 37. The man then asked "43 + 12", and the boy responded "45". That's weird, too; the answer should be 55! Much to my amazement, the man told the boy he got all of the problems correct, and when I noticed what the boy was wearing, I also concluded that the boy got all of the problems correct. Why is he getting the correct answers? Hint: Sunday.
Help please!
The Problem
At the local park, I saw a man was quizzing a boy with some simple arithmetic problems, and the boy seemed to be getting them all correct. He asked the boy, "32 + 5", and the boy answered, "37". The man then asked the boy, "19 - 6", and the boy answered, "13". The man continued and asked the boy "24 + 13" and the boy answered, "37".
He then posed the last two problems, and asked the boy "45 - 8", but the boy responded "47". Weird, I thought it was 37. The man then asked "43 + 12", and the boy responded "45". That's weird, too; the answer should be 55! Much to my amazement, the man told the boy he got all of the problems correct, and when I noticed what the boy was wearing, I also concluded that the boy got all of the problems correct. Why is he getting the correct answers? Hint: Sunday.
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