Thanks, Viv, What happens when you are 55 or 57, or 61? same thing applies? Don't ask me to work it out, my Mum was a Math teacher, but I am absolutely hopeless!! Thank heavens I never had to take any of those nasty IQ tests to get a job, i'd probably be living in the streets now...
Helene, the froggy from Melbourne --- Viv Dewar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What is 6 x 9? > 54 > > 54 in our normal base (base 10) means (5x10) + (4x1) > > But 54 is also > > 4x13 = 52 > 2x 1 = 2 > 54 > so (4x13) + (2x1) = 42 > > ie in base 13 "What is 6 x 9?" has the answer "42" > > The meaning behind this ultimate answer and ultimate question is that the > Universe is founded on Base 13, which explains why it's in such a **** mess! > > (In my "earning cash to pay for lace" life I'm an accountant and this > explanation was given to me by a lecturer when I was training about 22 years > ago!) >Viv http://personals.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Personals New people, new possibilities. FREE for a limited time. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
