Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Ah Chye
Hello to all,
A little awareness less likely to get conned
Little AhChye did well in his examination; he was also good in Mathematics. So, as promised, his uncle took him out for a treat and to buy him a remote control racing car.
They had a good meal at McDonald's and then went to a shop to choose his racing car. He picked a beautiful flashy black and red model, complete with all the accessories. The salesman gathered the items and totalled the sum on his calculator. But when the amount was given, AhChye said, "Uncle, his total is wrong !"
The salesman was taken aback; he said, "Hey, boy. I used calculator and I added twice. Are you so good to say I did it wrong ?"
AhChye turned to his uncle, "His total is wrong !"
The salesman became agitated; he went through it with the calculator again, and quoted the same amount, even showing the result on the calculator.
But AhChye maintained, "This amount is not correct !"
The salesman said, "Boy, you are so clever, ah; you better than my calculator ?"
AhChye replied, "I can add anything faster than you using your calculator !"
The salesman said, "Wah ! OK ! If you can I give you discount, the same amount as the difference. But, if you cannot, you say I AM SORRY to me ten times.
AhChye eyed his uncle and faced the salesman, "OK. We write nine 8-digit numbers. You use calculator, I add mentally. You write one number, I write the next, and so on. And then we add."
So, the salesman and AhChye wrote the numbers alternately. And upon the word GO they started. The salesman punched quickly into his calculator; but AhChye looked at the numbers and slowly wrote the total. He finished well before the salesman reached the fourth number.
When the salesman compared his total he was shocked. Quietly and softly he said to AhChye, "OK boy, how much should the amount be ?" AhChye gave the exact amount, and the sale was made accordingly as agreed.
Later, AhChye's uncle said, "That was good thinking, but you are a little great conman yourself, no ! Anyway, how did you do it ?"
AhChye responded, "Easy uncle. He tried to cheat us, so I outsmarted him."
How did AhChye outsmart the salesman ?
When the salesman wrote a number, AhChye wrote the complement of that number.
Thus, the total of the two numbers always add up to 100 million.
And it was easy for AhChye to write 4 followed by the last number the salesman wrote.
This number will always be the sum of all the numbers.
Some salesmen have tricks with their calculators.
Have a nice day
Ronald
A little awareness less likely to get conned
Little AhChye did well in his examination; he was also good in Mathematics. So, as promised, his uncle took him out for a treat and to buy him a remote control racing car.
They had a good meal at McDonald's and then went to a shop to choose his racing car. He picked a beautiful flashy black and red model, complete with all the accessories. The salesman gathered the items and totalled the sum on his calculator. But when the amount was given, AhChye said, "Uncle, his total is wrong !"
The salesman was taken aback; he said, "Hey, boy. I used calculator and I added twice. Are you so good to say I did it wrong ?"
AhChye turned to his uncle, "His total is wrong !"
The salesman became agitated; he went through it with the calculator again, and quoted the same amount, even showing the result on the calculator.
But AhChye maintained, "This amount is not correct !"
The salesman said, "Boy, you are so clever, ah; you better than my calculator ?"
AhChye replied, "I can add anything faster than you using your calculator !"
The salesman said, "Wah ! OK ! If you can I give you discount, the same amount as the difference. But, if you cannot, you say I AM SORRY to me ten times.
AhChye eyed his uncle and faced the salesman, "OK. We write nine 8-digit numbers. You use calculator, I add mentally. You write one number, I write the next, and so on. And then we add."
So, the salesman and AhChye wrote the numbers alternately. And upon the word GO they started. The salesman punched quickly into his calculator; but AhChye looked at the numbers and slowly wrote the total. He finished well before the salesman reached the fourth number.
When the salesman compared his total he was shocked. Quietly and softly he said to AhChye, "OK boy, how much should the amount be ?" AhChye gave the exact amount, and the sale was made accordingly as agreed.
Later, AhChye's uncle said, "That was good thinking, but you are a little great conman yourself, no ! Anyway, how did you do it ?"
AhChye responded, "Easy uncle. He tried to cheat us, so I outsmarted him."
How did AhChye outsmart the salesman ?
When the salesman wrote a number, AhChye wrote the complement of that number.
Thus, the total of the two numbers always add up to 100 million.
And it was easy for AhChye to write 4 followed by the last number the salesman wrote.
This number will always be the sum of all the numbers.
Some salesmen have tricks with their calculators.
Have a nice day
Ronald
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