document.write( "Question 499351: Hello Tutor.
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document.write( "I am Faria, your student today, and there is this trick question, and people says it is 4,100, but I say it's 5000.
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document.write( "So here is the problem:
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document.write( "1000+1000+40+30+20+1000+10.
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document.write( "Please tell me how is it 4100!
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document.write( "Thanks! \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #337608 by richard1234(7193)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I got 3100.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "However I've seen similar trick questions; the addition usually goes in order instead of adding the whole thing up at once. It's more of a psychological trick than anything else. \n" ); document.write( " |