Math quiz that's not really a math quiz--LOL

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   DzyMsLizzyposted 5 years ago

   Okay, there is a trick to this one; you must think outside the box.  (Remember, I'm not a mathematician, and I suck at math...so this is more of a creative thinking than a math quiz.)
   
   What is the sum of the 1st G, squared?

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      bravewarriorposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      13

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         lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         How could something squared or a prime be a prime? What is this 1st G thing?

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            bravewarriorposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Not knowing what 1st G is, I named G as 7 (7th letter in the alphabet). 7 times 7 is 49. The sum of those digits is 13.

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               lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

               Ooh, I like this. I'd say 140 then.
               1^2 + 2^2 + ... + 7^2

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   Bob Bambergposted 5 years ago

   64

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      DzyMsLizzyposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Nope--sorry.  Hint:  you have to think in terms of games... 

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   lobobrandonposted 5 years ago

   Pretty deep into Mathematics here, what is a 1st G ?

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   Cre8torposted 5 years ago

   6760000....maybe? Am I on the right track?

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   theraggededgeposted 5 years ago

   I don't think the answer is a number. It's not maths. It's a game.
   
   Even the question doesn't make sense if you substitute 1st G with an actual number. What is the sum of 4, squared? You'd need to say 'what is the sum of 2+2, squared?'... Wouldn't you?
   
   So it's something else.

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      wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I'm with you.  Perhaps the answer is "checkmate".

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      lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I was thinking it's something on the lines of the sum of the 1st grand squared. Like 1 squared + 2 squared plus ... up to a grand. Makes sense that it's not Maths though.

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   theraggededgeposted 5 years ago

   "Outside the box"....

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   Beth Eaglescliffeposted 5 years ago

   Wrapping paper?

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   psycheskinnerposted 5 years ago

   9 or 19

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   DzyMsLizzyposted 5 years ago

   Okay; perhaps this was a bit too obsure.
   
   BIG hint:  the starting point is "the first (number) under G"  ....  again, think of games using that letter...

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      bravewarriorposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      There is no sum to the 1st G squared. The letter G in Scrabble has a value of 2 points. Two squared (2 x 2) is 4. Four is a single digit. If the answer had two or more digits, they could be added together to come up with the sum. Therefore, there is no sum to the 1st G squared.

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      lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      What is the sum of the first G squared? If G is 2, this translates to: What is the sum of the first 2 squared. 1^2 + 2^2? So the answer is 5?

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         DzyMsLizzyposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         No--incorrect assumption.  the first G is not 2.  (and even it it were, I get 4--because, at least when I went to school, a number squared meant simply a number times itself, so 2*2=4.) However, the number we are looking for is not 2
         Hint #2:  it's a 2-digit number.

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            Venkatachari Mposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            I hope it is a cards game in which the A or Ace card represents 11. So, the square of it is 121 and the sum of it is 4.

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            lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            The sum of the first N squared is what I did though. Like here: http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/56920.html
            
            What you seem to be asking for is the sum of the digits of G squared and not the sum of the first G squared? Maybe Venkat has it right.

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    jansharesposted 5 years ago

    Does it have anything to do with gin rummy? I'm stumped with "first G" which implies there's more than one.

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    DzyMsLizzyposted 5 years ago

    Okay...I guess I really want too far out of the box with this.  Final clue, and this pretty much gives away the starting number.  Think of a game very popular with senior citizens, and which is often hosted by non-profit groups as a fundraiser...

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    DzyMsLizzyposted 5 years ago

    Okay--I'll give up the gig.
    
    Think of B I N G O (a game popular with senior citizens) ...  the first (number under) G is the number you are looking for...that number squared, then, is______

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    theraggededgeposted 5 years ago

    Oh. My mother plays bingo. So are you talking about the card? I've Googled images and the numbers are all different. Unless your cards are otherwise in the US.
    
    '1st G' though? There's only one.

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       Marketing Meritposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       I don't think they play 90 ball bingo.
       Looking online, G is nos 46 to 60. So, 1st G squared would be 46 x 46 = 2,116

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          bravewarriorposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          And 2+1+1+6 = 10. To break it down ever farther, 1+0 = 1.

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             DzyMsLizzyposted 5 years agoin reply to this

             You started out correctly, Shauna, but went off track by breaking it down.  ;-)

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          DzyMsLizzyposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          And..YOU got a BINGO!  Congrats to Marketing Merit!
          
          It never was (really) about the math question; it was about thinking outside the box enough to identify the game from which the starting number was chosen.

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             Venkatachari Mposted 5 years agoin reply to this

             So, Marketing merit's answer is correct and the sum of it is 10.
             
             The first G is 46. Its square is 2116. And, the sum of it is 10.

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    jansharesposted 5 years ago

    16 or 64, yes, 64

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       DzyMsLizzyposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       No, sorry... ;-)

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    DzyMsLizzyposted 5 years ago

    @  Venkatachari M:
    By "sum," I only meant the answer to the number squared.  I was unaware that using the word " sum" meant any further calculation to  anyone else.
    I did preface the whole thing by stating, "I'm no mathematician."

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       Venkatachari Mposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       The word "Sum" means a total. A total is the addition of some numbers. If you meant the answer to be only the square of a particular number, then, you need to say simply the square of it and not the sum of the square. So, your question created some ambiguity. But, don't mind it.

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          Marketing Meritposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          There does appear to be some difference of opinion as regards what the term sum of means.
          
          One of the subjects I tutor to adults in the UK, is numeracy. So, if I asked, "what the sum of 6 + 5" I would expect an answer of 11 and not 2.
          
          Similarly, if I asked for "the sum of 5 squared + 2" I would expect an answer of 27 and not 9.
          
          If I wanted a single digit, I would ask the learners to keep adding the integers, until they reached that point. This is referred to as the digit sum.

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             Venkatachari Mposted 5 years agoin reply to this

             Yes, that is what I also said.

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    theraggededgeposted 5 years ago

    Oh well, being in the UK, I stood no chance at all at getting it right There is no connection between the word BINGO (if it is actually printed on the card at all) and the numbers beneath.
    
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingo_(United_Kingdom)
    
    Incidentally, my mother has won £1200 ($1800 - ish) at Bingo in the last five weeks

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       DzyMsLizzyposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       In the US, the word "BINGO" is printed at the top of the cards, so there is a connection. 

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    jansharesposted 5 years ago

    3,136

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       jansharesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       Oops! Didn't realize there was a winner. Well, I must tell you that I found a BINGO card where the number under G was 56 so I squared it and got the # above. I was on the right track it seems.

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          DzyMsLizzyposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          LOL, Janshares; the trick was the FIRST number that comes under G, and the numbers under G run from 46 through 60, inclusive.   ;-)
          Thanks for playing.

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             jansharesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

             It was tricky, but fun.

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