76=24

Originally posted by wolfgang59
That is only a convention.
If I define superscripts to mean "multiply by" then I can use my solution.

That was the answer on

http://www.cartalk.com/content/very-odd-equation?answer

Originally posted by wolfgang59
That is only a convention.
If I define superscripts to mean "multiply by" then I can use my solution.

Well....then I'll just redefine "=" as "not equal". Now I can re-arrange the numbers any way I want, and it's solved.

Originally posted by SwissGambit
Well....then I'll just redefine "=" as "not equal". Now I can re-arrange the numbers any way I want, and it's solved.

Well then I will just declare 7 and 6 to be the Martian representation of Earthian 2 and 4.

Originally posted by JS357
Well then I will just declare 7 and 6 to be the Martian representation of Earthian 2 and 4.

Now that is just OUT OF BOUNDS!~

Originally posted by SwissGambit
Now that is just OUT OF BOUNDS!~

Then I'll just define OUT OF BOUNDS!~ as perfectly acceptable.

Originally posted by tomtom232
Then I'll just define OUT OF BOUNDS!~ as perfectly acceptable.

#define EVERYTHING_YOU_KNOW false;

Originally posted by sonhouse
Re-arrange the numbers to make sense, but you cannot use the signs, +,-,/,*. etc.

76 = 24 needs no rearranging if we're working in arithmetic modulo 52

Originally posted by Agerg
76 = 24 needs no rearranging if we're working in arithmetic modulo 52

My pocket protector is bigger than yours.

Originally posted by SwissGambit
My pocket protector is bigger than yours.

In my high school annual I am using a slide rule that is three feet long.

Originally posted by JS357
In my high school annual I am using a slide rule that is three feet long.

I go metric so I'm swingin a meter stick which happens to be slightly longer than your slide rule.

Originally posted by tomtom232
I go metric so I'm swingin a meter stick which happens to be slightly longer than your slide rule.

In my school we had a slide rule 50 feet long, barely fit into the classroom.

The begs the question of how you show it to be accurate?

You could probably get 6 digit accuracy if it's big enough but how do you prove it?

That was the problem from Car Talk, the only thing I would disagree with is you would perhaps assume the numbers were written down, not floating around freely.