I got a number by multiplying each by the same number. The oposite number is that number plus 1. That gave me the answer. Does this make sense???
either give us the snswer or leave the boards
I thought we we not supposed to give the answer.
Look at what is opposite each number. Multiply the smaller of the pair by 3 and add 1. That's how I worked it out, anyway.
Of course, I may be wrong.
thats what this board is for
emilyandtheepiphanies wrote:Look at what is opposite each number. Multiply the smaller of the pair by 3 and add 1. That's how I worked it out, anyway.
Of course, I may be wrong.
Right. This one was VERY easy.
Umm....No
Bullfrog, this board is NOT for answers, despite it's name. We're all here to try to work out the answer together. If you're not here to try to work it out for yourself, you don't belong here. And just to get you to leave.....The answer is 457.
sorry but in my last post i said it was 7, 8, 9, or 10. i was stupid and didn't realize till now that it could be many other numbers.
I came to the same solution as you but i can't decide on the answer.
Should we multiply that last number or should we divide?
I'd be inclined to divide but i get a long decimal value, should i round?
I multiplied the last number. If you divide it is not a whole number
If one divides that number by 3, one will have a long decimal value as the answer. One should note that all numbers with a known value are WHOLE numbers. Logically, one would assume that the missing number is therefore also a whole number and so would multiply and not divide.
Lol I got 2547 lol I am soo confused
how are you coming up with 757 or 457 Im not getting it.... I tried X'ing all # buy 3 and I tried to divide.... yeah just not getting it
I am sooo horrible at these things ugh
268 = 3 * 89 + 1
934 = 3 * 311 + 1
520 = 3 * 173 + 1
757 = 3 * 252 + 1
252 = 3 * 83.666... + 1
One of each pair is prime
757 is prime in this case...
I disagree that the answer is 757
Looking at the physical placement on the wheel, the lesser of the numbers in each pai is on the same half of the wheel.
173, 311, 89 are on the same half. multiply each by 3 and add 1 to achieve the numbers on the othe half of the wheel 268, 934 and 520
Note also that the lower number in each case is the prime.
the answer of 757 seems correct, but it doesn't entirely follow the pattern set by the existing pairs.
I don't know if neopets didn't pay attention to the fact that the lower of the numbers in the pairs was prime, and I don't know of they paid attention to the fact that the lower of the numbers in the pais was on the same falf of the circle, but those facts seem too obvious to be over looked.
hmm...
Perhaps it doesn't matter if its a prime number, maybe its just a coincidence that they are all primes apart from the last one, they could just be trying to throw people off, there was so many correct answers for the last one, so maybe this is one were you just have to go with what you can, it might not be a prime number but why does it matter? There is no flaw in the math that i can see when its a prime or not?
