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tblue37

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144. 6?
Sun Jun 9, 2013, 12:25 AM
Jun 2013

ON EDIT: Because the product in each of these equations is always the answer you get when you multiply the multiplicand by a multiplier that is one less than itself:

a x (a-1) = b

3 x (3-1) = 6

Solve if you are genius [View all] fried eggs Jun 2013 OP
ARGH. enlightenment Jun 2013 #1
9? cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #2
If 6 was 9... Zorra Jun 2013 #146
9. Ron Green Jun 2013 #3
It's 9. longship Jun 2013 #4
So right customerserviceguy Jun 2013 #9
9 Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #5
I got a half dozen. kentuck Jun 2013 #6
Bingo. Scuba Jun 2013 #39
The next number in the patern is six. ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #7
9 Capt.Rocky300 Jun 2013 #8
6 Happyhippychick Jun 2013 #10
6. It's X * (X-1) n/t X_Digger Jun 2013 #11
Agreed. jazzimov Jun 2013 #18
6. bemildred Jun 2013 #12
6 Cronus Protagonist Jun 2013 #13
Yep. kentuck Jun 2013 #19
I got it in one Aerows Jun 2013 #34
If I can solve a math problem BainsBane Jun 2013 #14
6 Lucinda Jun 2013 #15
9 liberal N proud Jun 2013 #16
Nope Aerows Jun 2013 #35
Six Xipe Totec Jun 2013 #17
6 LittleBlue Jun 2013 #20
Are you a mathematician? fried eggs Jun 2013 #56
nah LittleBlue Jun 2013 #61
or X*(X-1) demwing Jun 2013 #157
DING DING DING: CORRECT! Mr_Calculus Sep 2013 #165
3=3 NoGOPZone Jun 2013 #21
you win this time, NoGOPZone >:( tiny elvis Jun 2013 #29
a fraction of a second faster. My internet connection must be good tonight nt NoGOPZone Jun 2013 #36
3=3 tiny elvis Jun 2013 #22
Can I change my answer? Please? Capt.Rocky300 Jun 2013 #23
Answer. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #24
6? cbayer Jun 2013 #25
it's 6 catnhatnh Jun 2013 #26
Blue? nt onehandle Jun 2013 #27
celebrity jeopardy! tiny elvis Jun 2013 #32
6 Calista241 Jun 2013 #28
I make the pattern X times (X-1)= catnhatnh Jun 2013 #30
Yup. nt truebluegreen Jun 2013 #50
3 TheCowsCameHome Jun 2013 #31
It could be that, too Aerows Jun 2013 #38
6 (3*2) DCBob Jun 2013 #33
That's how I did it. LuvNewcastle Jun 2013 #109
Yeah, but the thing that bothers me now is the red and blue. DCBob Jun 2013 #110
Aww, hell, no fair! LuvNewcastle Jun 2013 #111
You can't miss on this quiz, because once 9=72, all numbers are equal. dimbear Jun 2013 #37
6 nt Shankapotomus Jun 2013 #40
6 baldguy Jun 2013 #41
No, Steve is the night shift ThomThom Jun 2013 #72
6 jorno67 Jun 2013 #42
I'd like to poll the fourm... Earth_First Jun 2013 #43
The answer is 6. And I know why. alphafemale Jun 2013 #44
6 HiPointDem Jun 2013 #45
24. I win. Uzair Jun 2013 #46
6. Although if Calvin is giving it, the correct answer is "chocolate." nt Buns_of_Fire Jun 2013 #47
the correct answer is always chocolate in my world Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #60
6. truebluegreen Jun 2013 #48
Trick question. 3=3 JVS Jun 2013 #49
There is no spoon. n/t GiveMeFreedom Jun 2013 #51
6 Jamastiene Jun 2013 #52
Why can't 6 AND 9 be right? cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #53
Because they're both wrong. Uzair Jun 2013 #54
But I thought the answer to everything was 42. Buns_of_Fire Jun 2013 #59
Answer: Three = 6 Tx4obama Jun 2013 #55
3 x 2 = 6 Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #57
6. nt hack89 Jun 2013 #58
There is no single solution without further info IDemo Jun 2013 #62
the progression/equation appears to be X*(X-1)=Y geckosfeet Jun 2013 #68
They don't notice the 4 is not there. Jamastiene Jun 2013 #84
6 stevenleser Jun 2013 #63
Can also be 14 actually. stevenleser Jun 2013 #65
Then how would you have got '9=72'? (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #105
If the red numbers are separate from the blue ones then... 3 could be 21 Tx4obama Jun 2013 #64
It is 12 because... Skip Intro Jun 2013 #66
Yes, it's twelve CanonRay Jun 2013 #155
6 geckosfeet Jun 2013 #67
oh damn, I fell for it. I said 12. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #99
15 nt frogmarch Jun 2013 #69
I get ?? = 6 Skittles Jun 2013 #70
It is 6 Y=X(X-1) Facebook has been getting flooded with this stuff lately tjwash Jun 2013 #71
I disagree strongly with the use of the equal sign here. Should be an arrow, or a colon. reformist2 Jun 2013 #73
True that IDemo Jun 2013 #74
Same here. Jamastiene Jun 2013 #83
You better stay away from computer programming, then muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #106
The difference between programming and math IDemo Jun 2013 #124
So you arbitrarily declare most of the quiz 'meaningless'? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #125
If you want to call it a 'math' quiz, you can't include illegal operations IDemo Jun 2013 #128
It's a 'math' quiz because math helps gets you the solution muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #129
You bring up the interesting point... xocet Jun 2013 #145
Types of infinity were about the point my brain started hurting in maths muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #149
6 djean111 Jun 2013 #75
14 kristopher Jun 2013 #76
But you haven't used the 9 in the top line muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #107
I also haven't added to the presented pattern kristopher Jun 2013 #135
It doesn't need to be a strict sequence to show a pattern muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #136
I recognize that you don't require the entire sequence kristopher Jun 2013 #137
Another point to consider kristopher Jun 2013 #138
Codes don't have to disguise information muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #139
They don't 'have to', but that is the traditional function - especially in puzzles. kristopher Jun 2013 #143
Wrong! sofa king Jun 2013 #77
6, pretty easy. morningfog Jun 2013 #78
Yeah, I got six as well RedCappedBandit Jun 2013 #79
Put me down for 6 -- which is the answer. immoderate Jun 2013 #80
Answer is 6...nt SidDithers Jun 2013 #81
Six dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #82
6 DuckBurp Jun 2013 #85
I am the ONLY GENIUS here. The Answer is 24. Here is why. Uzair Jun 2013 #86
You might be right fried eggs Jun 2013 #87
What do you mean WE'LL NEVER KNOW? Don't you have the answer? Tx4obama Jun 2013 #88
Hey egghead... there better be an answer.. DCBob Jun 2013 #108
By roughly the same logic, why not 21? hughee99 Jun 2013 #89
Also, 21... Tikki Jun 2013 #92
There's no reason to assume that, though (nt) Uzair Jun 2013 #116
OMG..you are my Philosophy Professor...come back to haunt me...:) Tikki Jun 2013 #121
I just want to say that on this thread I was the first to say: 21 Tx4obama Jun 2013 #97
I didn't notice before, but you did beat me to it. hughee99 Jun 2013 #102
You answered your own question Uzair Jun 2013 #115
Do you seriously think your 'solution' is not only unambiguous, but actually 'better' muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #117
Yes, but since we're already assuming so many things not stated hughee99 Jun 2013 #130
The logic behind your solution is as good as any other. sibelian Jun 2013 #114
This message was self-deleted by its author NoGOPZone Jun 2013 #134
The ANSWER is THERE ARE NUMEROUS CORRECT ANSWERS. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #90
Totally took me in...Wish I'd seen it earlier. We had guests that I would love to have skunked Rowdyboy Jun 2013 #91
The solution LostOne4Ever Jun 2013 #93
the solution is color. Red. therefore 14 Ligyron Jun 2013 #113
three equals three, of course. Coyotl Jun 2013 #94
87 Rex Jun 2013 #95
12 Demo_Chris Jun 2013 #96
12? liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #98
oops! didn't see the step burnodo Jun 2013 #118
Apparently, not drooling is the only remaining qualification for being a "genius" anymore. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #100
6 Petrushka Jun 2013 #101
NO WANT! pansypoo53219 Jun 2013 #103
Number Six, like the Prisoner. lob1 Jun 2013 #104
Ambiguous. 3, 6, or something else Recursion Jun 2013 #112
Math (or arithmetic) was never my best subject, BUT.... socialist_n_TN Jun 2013 #119
6 krispos42 Jun 2013 #120
6 lame54 Jun 2013 #122
Since the series is broken, and because 9 and 3 are MineralMan Jun 2013 #123
For the right-brained among us.."If 6 turned out to be 9" and "7 and 7 is"... Tikki Jun 2013 #126
And for the ambidextrous among us, yes. MineralMan Jun 2013 #127
without reading the responses... RudynJack Jun 2013 #131
6 TeeYiYi Jun 2013 #132
6, for Pete's sake. Every number is multiplied by its predecessor (9X8; 8X7; 7X6; ....) WinkyDink Jun 2013 #133
I go for 6 shawn703 Jun 2013 #140
i know the answer you want & there was arithmetic.. Phillip McCleod Jun 2013 #141
6 davekriss Jun 2013 #142
6? tblue37 Jun 2013 #144
There is, of course, no right answer and the psychology types here should... TreasonousBastard Jun 2013 #147
This message was self-deleted by its author u4ic Jun 2013 #148
What happened to agent Mike? denbot Jun 2013 #150
Benghazi. Atman Jun 2013 #151
6. Sneaky to leave out the four. aquart Jun 2013 #152
Not possible, insufficient info available. IF color matters, 24. Or 6. Or ??? VOX Jun 2013 #153
The correct answer is threeve, Alex Dash87 Jun 2013 #154
Easy Breezy demwing Jun 2013 #156
6 (The factors that aren't shown decrease by one sequentially.) 4(x3)=12 and 3(x2)=6 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #158
The correct answer is 9 gbloncourt Aug 2013 #159
6. n/t NRaleighLiberal Aug 2013 #160
I get 6... cyberswede Aug 2013 #161
the next multiplier would be three. Making the answer Nine. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #162
The answer is NOT patterns, per se... Mr_Calculus Sep 2013 #163
welcome to du gopiscrap Sep 2013 #164
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