Simple Addition ...

[ameen]

as-salamu'alaikum,

this is a simple addition test I'd like you to try please, without using a calculator, working from top to bottom without skipping any steps:



- First, add 40 to 1000

- Now add 1000

- Then add 30

- Add 1000 again

- Now add 20

- Add 1000 once more

- Lastly, Add 10



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.. did you get 5000 ?



If so, you're wrong (most people seem to get it wrong with 5000),


- please check with a calculator !


  

[ameen]

salam,

did you get 5000 when you first tried it?

I think I'm going to keep count.

[Rabi'ya]

why is that posted ^o) oddness:?

wht benefit has that post got?

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Rabi'ya:rose:

[ameen]

salam,

lol, I just wanted to experiment how many people get it wrong, and wasn't sure where to post it.

you can delete the thread if you want.

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[ameen]

salam,

the point is that most people arrive at 5000, although the true answer is very different, despite the test involving only simple addition.

[786rani]

soooo what is the ansa??
rani

[ameen]

salam,

the answer is actually 4100  -  not 5000.

you can verify this using a calculator.

[Samee]

:sl:

When I first saw this around a year ago I got 5,000. Then I saw the silly mistake :)

[Halima]

:sl:

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