*salute....dare you walk out to the street braless.....don't be so lazy....later hook up someone's desire to assault you.
pj
· 2 years ago
c=2! yeay
Chang Yang
· 2 years ago
Haha just trying to solve the interesting SAT question...
Rearranging the equation would give you ABC + 6BC = 1B5A
Looking at the last digit, C + C = A or 1A. So A must be an even digit.
The second last digit, B + B = 5 / 15, and it's impossible since B + B must be even. Therefore we know that for the last digit, C + C must be 1A and also therefore C must be 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9. From B + B + 1 = 5 / 15, B is either 2 or 7.
Now look at A + 6 = 1B. B must be 2 because it's impossible for B to be 7 (A + 6 = 17 is impossible). A would be 6, C would be 8. Now try to fit all the digits in to verify: 628 + 628 = 1256. Bingo! :)
hitomi
· 2 years ago
oh my...it is damn hard!!!
Charlie
· 2 years ago
Because C is the national letter of Ulufraglia, and I am wearing a blue sports shirt today...
The answer is fish!
JustAnotherTragedy
· 2 years ago
Mm I love being braless
entwined
· 2 years ago
oh man. i loooovee hong kong. *reminisce wistfully* everything is so convenient and safe and fun. i feel so at home there. :P i wonder if i would change my pov if i wasn't vacationing but living there instead. :P
btw, won't his flipflops be too big for you?
Jay
· 2 years ago
The question is poorly worded. One needs to assume if they are asking for the digits or if it's a regular variable problem that just using multiplication. If they are looking for the digit, then Chang up there should be right and C would be 8.
However, if you assume its a multiplication problem (making it much harder when you think about it), then B doesn't matter and after you work it out, C would be 2.
They both work, so it's a poorly worded question. However, I guess when they said "ABC stand for a number," they mean digits...whatever.
g. kryptonite
· 2 years ago
Wow... Thanks for allowing me to briefly lapse in to a moment of nostalgia. There's nothing like a fun SAT question knowing well my life no longer depends on it.
OK... My approach..? Divide and conquer.
i. 1B5A - 6BC = ABC. Knowing that 1B - 6 results in 1 digit, you can assume B less than or equal to 6.
ii. Looking at the next set of digits, (5 or 15) - B = B, you can deduce 2B is either 5 or 15. But since 2B must be even, you can know the subtraction of last set of digits will need to borrow 1 to make the result even. So B is either 2 or 7. But you know from i that B has to be less than or equal to 6, so B is 2.
iii. Replace the B's with 2, you get 125A - 62C = A2C. Now you know A is 6 (12 - 6 = 6). So, 1256 - 62C = 62C. yadi yadi yada...
But then again, if I had seen this question when I was 17, I would have whimpered like a little girl and prayed for an answer.
Good luck with your SAT.
k0k
· 2 years ago
considering the amount of food you talk about in every blog-post, I'm surprise you aren't more blimp-like.
I'm going to start myself on diet coke, pronto.
DLT2
· 2 years ago
I'm secretly in love with my local 7-11. I'd drive down there just to grab a bottle or some snacks whenever I feel like it.
Windows open, empty roads, the wind all over my hair and driving back with something to munch on. Somehow it just hits the spot =)
In fact, i think i'll go grab some Mars bars now xD
Michelle
· 2 years ago
For the SAT Question, (I'm sixteen), I think I would solve it using permutations and combinations to see how many ways could it combine to...
And then I will try to work my way out!!!
I love Taiwan's 7-11. They are everywhere!!! And they sell starbucks there! Isn't it just cool? Starbucks in a tin!
Jeff from LA
· 2 years ago
All I can say is, when I looked at that math problem, I was just glad that I'm a lawyer and will never have to deal with math again.
Ken
· 2 years ago
Is there a solution? Can't seem to solve it. B can't be an integer to solve the equation?!?
Johann
· 2 years ago
It's so good that you're back together, how else am I meant to see you nowadays seeing as you won't come to Melbourne :P... not likely to be in KL anytime soon, but HK is another matter (no, there aren't any trips planned at the moment but you just never know when ;))
Damn AE subjects, too used to seeing all this crap..I almost tried to work it out that way until I became lazy halfway..would have been totally wrong anyway haha
tze
· 2 years ago
why are you in hong kong! *wails* are you not gonna see me before i leave!
songjun
· 2 years ago
lol i got trapped by that stupid kind of question few times... i started solving it like a normal equation then later only realise that it literally represents a number
but cool right the questions.. really challenges the way u think
naz
· 2 years ago
oh geez. thank god i dont need any maths in my line of work.
misao
· 2 years ago
Hey, first time posting a comment here, even though I've been reading your site regularly for the past few months. :)
Actually that question... don't need such a long working right? Writing the equation in the old column form that we used to use in primary school, you'd see that in the tens column, 5 - B = B. But since B cannot be 2.5, that'd mean that the 5 should be 'cut' to become 4, with 10 added to the last column. Now, since B is 2, just looking at the hundreds and thousands column alone you'd see that 12 - 6 must be 6, hence A is 6. Remembering that there was a 10 added to the last column, 16 - C = C, hence C must be 8.
Of course, I didn't take SAT, so I'm assuming this meant that it isn't multiplication we're talking about, as in 1*B*5*A etc.
vvens
· 2 years ago
hahahaha its funny when you mentioned that you went out without your bra. thats funny.
and i've never done it before except for once, accident lar... ;p
WL
· 2 years ago
hey,i started reading your blog a few months back and realize that you will be at bangsar often,or not so often.then sudenly i ask myself would i see her around bangsar?hmm,to my suprise,i did see you today.was glad my wish or so call wish came true.was nice seeing you walking pass nirvana.=]
Jun
· 2 years ago
haha cute post... now u make me wanna step into a hk 7-11. apa lah...
thx for the tips-- at least now i know wat are the "defining" features of each district ^_~
btw since when did the SATS become so... mind-boggling?? either u young cikus are getting smarter, or i'm getting dumber @_@
markorega
· 2 years ago
Hey nice blog u have here.. have been reading it a few days and loving it. OMG that SAT question is the killa lol.
Jen
· 2 years ago
who knew that 7-11's could be such food for thought.
i didnt get a good look at the SAT question. i got to it and my mind went "oh look, numbers. yay! something to ignore." apologies.
Sk
· 2 years ago
Su Ann, can I have the answer for the SAT question please? Thanks 1st.. Wish you all the best in your SAT exam~
melvin
· 2 years ago
is tat an air cond behind u? they still have those kinda air conds in HK? used to be a lot in msia in the 90s but slowly being replaced by newer ones..
jinz
· 2 years ago
lol good luck in ur SAT exams salute u...biasala...those guys nvr see before izzit?..they acting innocent nia..lol lucky martian boycoottt ur blgo..he doesn;t have to read this good luck to u..i also having my finals soon jinz
aya
· 2 years ago
so you ended up without your kah feh~ :]
good luck
wish i could travel as much as you do
pinkpau
· 2 years ago
kimwooi : i go out braless a lot, so far no one has assaulted me! eh dont tell martian ah
pj : wrong :P
chang yang : why you so smart wan =( it took me forever to figure it out
hitomi : yes it is =( fortunately nothing like that came out for my actual SAT paper
charlie : correct!! and you win the grand prize!! :D
justanothertragedy : as do i :D sigh, boyfriends! why do they stand in the way of what makes us feel comfy!
entwined : i love hk but i couldnt live there. but yes one does feel very safe there :D the flipflops were too big but thats ok, i didnt walk that far!
jay : just answer the question!!! :P its not A*B*C, but A B C and each represent one digit of a 3 digit number
g kryp : so what's your answer? :P thanks for the well wishes! i just took the paper and the math thankfully was not as tough as this question!
k0k : wei dont do that! diet coke is really bad for your health
dlt2 : SNICKERS!!! -___- not mars bars!!!
michelle : permutations and combos?? where can get the answer liddat! haha hk oso got starbucks in bottles and tins! but not nice wan
jeff from la : i envy you =(
ken : yes, the answer is 8 =)
johann : isnt malaysia closer to melb than hk is? you should just come visit me anyway :P
kevin : lazy bum when u coming bak to gimme my hugs!
tze : i'm back oredi!! faster, we hang out!!!!
songjun : it's too complicated for a plebeian like me :P lucky the real SAT din come out this kinda shite. sniff i left three answers blank for sat math
naz : haha ur a very lucky man
misao : why are you folks all so clever? =(
vvens : accident oso can? ahha i actually prefer not wearing a bra to wearing one
WL : haha! i wish u'd said hi!
jun : the sat's just gotten harder :P
markorega : siigh yes it is. thankfully the real thing's not so difficult
jen : i wish i could say that too!!! =(
Sk : c = 8
melvin : haha yes they do!! isnt it the quaintest thing ever!
jin : when do ur exams end?
aya : no, i bought my kah feh :D
caine
· 2 years ago
going braless at such hours at such places,
u must have a guardian angel watching over you..
gosh, you and eva are cousins?
it really is a small world after all
byz
· 2 years ago
Hola, where'd you get that may 13 book ? Can't find it anywhere . . where do yo u register for yous SATS in kl ?
thanks =)
Vicnan
· 2 years ago
ehhh. it seemed tough, but once you scribble it down in the, you know, kiddy addition table, it becomes so obvious. waste time only.
Vicnan
· 2 years ago
eh i realise that misao said it already. i was so pekchek you make me waste time i skipped to comment. =p
martian
· 2 years ago
since you abandoned me for the movie, i'm using my vicks inhaler as my security blanket.
pinkpau
· 2 years ago
caine : why? going braless isnt a crime. yes eva and i are cousins :) how do u know her?
byz : i bought it at the airport. but the other day i saw it at a bookstore in bangsar, the one at the corner opposite bangsar village 2, called czip lee. u can get it online at malaysiakini.com as well. i registered for SATs at MACEE which is in bukit bintang but i would recommend u register online at the official website
vicnan : what is pekchek???
martian : baby ur commenting on my blog again!! :D baby u cannot love ur vicks more than u love me
All Comments
Rearranging the equation would give you ABC + 6BC = 1B5A
Looking at the last digit, C + C = A or 1A. So A must be an even digit.
The second last digit, B + B = 5 / 15, and it's impossible since B + B must be even. Therefore we know that for the last digit, C + C must be 1A and also therefore C must be 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9. From B + B + 1 = 5 / 15, B is either 2 or 7.
Now look at A + 6 = 1B. B must be 2 because it's impossible for B to be 7 (A + 6 = 17 is impossible). A would be 6, C would be 8. Now try to fit all the digits in to verify: 628 + 628 = 1256. Bingo! :)
The answer is fish!
btw, won't his flipflops be too big for you?
However, if you assume its a multiplication problem (making it much harder when you think about it), then B doesn't matter and after you work it out, C would be 2.
They both work, so it's a poorly worded question. However, I guess when they said "ABC stand for a number," they mean digits...whatever.
OK... My approach..? Divide and conquer.
i. 1B5A - 6BC = ABC. Knowing that 1B - 6 results in 1 digit, you can assume B less than or equal to 6.
ii. Looking at the next set of digits, (5 or 15) - B = B, you can deduce 2B is either 5 or 15. But since 2B must be even, you can know the subtraction of last set of digits will need to borrow 1 to make the result even. So B is either 2 or 7. But you know from i that B has to be less than or equal to 6, so B is 2.
iii. Replace the B's with 2, you get 125A - 62C = A2C. Now you know A is 6 (12 - 6 = 6). So, 1256 - 62C = 62C. yadi yadi yada...
But then again, if I had seen this question when I was 17, I would have whimpered like a little girl and prayed for an answer.
Good luck with your SAT.
I'm going to start myself on diet coke, pronto.
Windows open, empty roads, the wind all over my hair and driving back with something to munch on. Somehow it just hits the spot =)
In fact, i think i'll go grab some Mars bars now xD
And then I will try to work my way out!!!
I love Taiwan's 7-11. They are everywhere!!! And they sell starbucks there! Isn't it just cool? Starbucks in a tin!
Damn AE subjects, too used to seeing all this crap..I almost tried to work it out that way until I became lazy halfway..would have been totally wrong anyway haha
but cool right the questions.. really challenges the way u think
Actually that question... don't need such a long working right? Writing the equation in the old column form that we used to use in primary school, you'd see that in the tens column, 5 - B = B. But since B cannot be 2.5, that'd mean that the 5 should be 'cut' to become 4, with 10 added to the last column. Now, since B is 2, just looking at the hundreds and thousands column alone you'd see that 12 - 6 must be 6, hence A is 6. Remembering that there was a 10 added to the last column, 16 - C = C, hence C must be 8.
Of course, I didn't take SAT, so I'm assuming this meant that it isn't multiplication we're talking about, as in 1*B*5*A etc.
and i've never done it before except for once, accident lar... ;p
thx for the tips-- at least now i know wat are the "defining" features of each district ^_~
btw since when did the SATS become so... mind-boggling?? either u young cikus are getting smarter, or i'm getting dumber @_@
i didnt get a good look at the SAT question. i got to it and my mind went "oh look, numbers. yay! something to ignore." apologies.
Thanks 1st..
Wish you all the best in your SAT exam~
salute u...biasala...those guys nvr see before izzit?..they acting innocent nia..lol
lucky martian boycoottt ur blgo..he doesn;t have to read this
good luck to u..i also having my finals soon
jinz
good luck
wish i could travel as much as you do
pj : wrong :P
chang yang : why you so smart wan =( it took me forever to figure it out
hitomi : yes it is =( fortunately nothing like that came out for my actual SAT paper
charlie : correct!! and you win the grand prize!! :D
justanothertragedy : as do i :D sigh, boyfriends! why do they stand in the way of what makes us feel comfy!
entwined : i love hk but i couldnt live there. but yes one does feel very safe there :D the flipflops were too big but thats ok, i didnt walk that far!
jay : just answer the question!!! :P its not A*B*C, but A B C and each represent one digit of a 3 digit number
g kryp : so what's your answer? :P thanks for the well wishes! i just took the paper and the math thankfully was not as tough as this question!
k0k : wei dont do that! diet coke is really bad for your health
dlt2 : SNICKERS!!! -___- not mars bars!!!
michelle : permutations and combos?? where can get the answer liddat! haha hk oso got starbucks in bottles and tins! but not nice wan
jeff from la : i envy you =(
ken : yes, the answer is 8 =)
johann : isnt malaysia closer to melb than hk is? you should just come visit me anyway :P
kevin : lazy bum when u coming bak to gimme my hugs!
tze : i'm back oredi!! faster, we hang out!!!!
songjun : it's too complicated for a plebeian like me :P lucky the real SAT din come out this kinda shite. sniff i left three answers blank for sat math
naz : haha ur a very lucky man
misao : why are you folks all so clever? =(
vvens : accident oso can? ahha i actually prefer not wearing a bra to wearing one
WL : haha! i wish u'd said hi!
jun : the sat's just gotten harder :P
markorega : siigh yes it is. thankfully the real thing's not so difficult
jen : i wish i could say that too!!! =(
Sk : c = 8
melvin : haha yes they do!! isnt it the quaintest thing ever!
jin : when do ur exams end?
aya : no, i bought my kah feh :D
u must have a guardian angel watching over you..
gosh, you and eva are cousins?
it really is a small world after all
where do yo u register for yous SATS in kl ?
thanks =)
byz : i bought it at the airport. but the other day i saw it at a bookstore in bangsar, the one at the corner opposite bangsar village 2, called czip lee. u can get it online at malaysiakini.com as well. i registered for SATs at MACEE which is in bukit bintang but i would recommend u register online at the official website
vicnan : what is pekchek???
martian : baby ur commenting on my blog again!! :D baby u cannot love ur vicks more than u love me