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loafchat Quote \| Reply \|	Greek Quiz 4 u! posted on: 6/27/2004 11:28:05 AM Said a certain lady called Martha. Of her tally of smitten young men, "one less and three more divided by four, together give one more than ten" How many boyfriends had she?
The_Big_K Quote \| Reply \|	Greek Quiz 4 u! replied on: 8/30/2004 6:06:36 AM Hi I'm not sure if this problem is 'SOOOO' easy. If I'm good at mental calculations, the answer is 42. Is that correct? -The Big K -
ykourris Quote \| Reply \|	Greek Quiz 4 u! replied on: 9/11/2006 9:56:21 AM She had 21 boyfriends. Reasoning: 21 less one and then divided by four gives: 21-1=20/4=5 and 21 plus three divided by four gives: 21+3=24/4=6. Now putting the two together, 5+6=11 which is one more than ten, as required. Essentially the solution is found by solving the equation (x-1)/4 + (x+3)/4 = 11.
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