Question

The Puzzle: Here is a famous prize problem that Sam Loyd issued in 1882, offering $1000 as a prize for the best answer showing how to arrange the seven figures and the eight 'dots' .4.5.6.7.8.9.0. which would add up to 82 @Kevin

Answer 1

:D

Answer 2

the dots are OVER the numbers I think it means that it is a repeater which would go on for ever

Answer 3

I'm talking to myself, aren't I?

Answer 4

My book rates this one's difficulty as 5 star... :DDD fun! @Kevin Where are you? u'r missing out on the party

Answer 5

I'm here :D

Answer 6

OMG

Answer 7

Isn't this one fun? Okay, now don't let your brain complicate things :D that will make it worse.

Brain teasers are my FAVORITE!! there's a reason all my friends call me The Brain :D (real life, of course)

Answer 8

Lol

Answer 9

Wait! got an idea...

The dot over a number signifies that it is a repeater which would go on for ever, as when we endeavor to describe 1/3 decimally as 0.33333 . . . . (etc) With a series of numbers we place the dot over the first and last, as with 0.97979797979 . . . (etc)

Answer 10

Sooooooo...............

The remarkable feature is that a proper fraction divided by 9s e.g. 46/99 is exactly equal to the numerator with the repeater sign followed by the decimal....


and it DOES add up to 82!!!! O.O :D Solved!

Answer 11

Hurry up, SnailNet!!!! :( slow internet
anyway am I talking to myself or what?

Answer 12

ummm....hi? must have zz next q!

Answer 13

I'm done :D