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When asked for the sum of two numbers one person said 23 and other said 210. They were both wrong...

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When asked for the sum of two numbers one person said 23 and the other said 210. They were both wrong because they had correctly done the wrong calculation. What were the numbers and what had each done?

posted May 14, 2017 by anonymous

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The numbers are 30 and 7.
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Person A subtracted (30 - 7 = 23)
Person B multiplied (30 * 7 = 210)

answer May 14, 2017 by Jcm



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