stuck on child's 11+ question

[911motorsport]

The numbers in each group are related in the same way. You must find the missing number in the third group.

(42[13]16)

(46[19]8)

(40[?]10)

[Hammer67]

15

[Pete102]

15 :P

Edit - Cant beleive you got in before me.

Anyway, minus the 3rd from the 1st and half.

Edited by Pete102 on Friday 30th July 22:07

[AMLK]

Hammer67 said:

15

agree!

Minus the second number from the first then divide it by 2

[Planet Claire]

Hammer67 said:

15

Yep, I get 15 too.

[911motorsport]

Just me then


Many thanks.

[Hammer67]

Go to the top of the London Eye, on a clear day what`s the furthest thing you can see?

[Pigeon]

The Sun.

[Hammer67]

Pigeon said:

The Sun.

Correct. Next question

[perdu]

oh yes I see it!

blimey even now 50+ years later I don't know how I managed to get the best marks in my year on the eleven plus arithmetic papers.

fluke

[goldblum]

God I'm thick.

[ben10]

Jesus H Christ!!! I must be so fking thick!! I wouldn't have got that in a million years!

[Alan Alan Alan]

Hammer67 said:

Go to the top of the London Eye, on a clear day what`s the furthest thing you can see?

The Sun. Not if its dark. Then its the Andromeda Galaxy.

[Lambochick]

Alan Alan Alan said:

Hammer67 said:

Go to the top of the London Eye, on a clear day what`s the furthest thing you can see?

The Sun. Not if its dark. Then its the Andromeda Galaxy.

With all the light pollution in London, I very much doubt you'd be able to see the Andromeda galaxy with the naked eye.

[EDLT]

ben10 said:

Jesus H Christ!!! I must be so fking thick!! I wouldn't have got that in a million years!

+1

All children are cheating.

[johnfm]

Clearly the answer is 15.

I assume the only people incapable of deducing this are what I call "piss in the kettle" types .....

[Cas_P]

I didn't get it either.

[Defcon5]

ben10 said:

Jesus H Christ!!! I must be so fking thick!! I wouldn't have got that in a million years!

This

[Pesty]

911motorsport said:

Just me then


Many thanks.

nope

it took me a while even reading the explations

[madala]

.....just got it.....it's 15......can I go to bed now please.....lol....;)