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This may be a 'stab-in-the-dark,' but the words 'there' and 'their' may have some cross-usage. Cheers~ Cool

No offence, but that wouldn't make any sense, grammatically. 'Their are' are two words tha ...

'the' is repeated and the number of errors is actually 1?

Please explain to me MoonDog how not playing da lottery makes u a constant winner?

The open discussion section seems real random, I'm just not random.

True, but that would be going off topic.

MoonDog that is in correct. In my maths test I found the answer to an equation but i used the wrong method so I lost marks. Therefore, in Puzzle and Maths wise, there is only one true 'correct' method ...

sorry, Moondog but I don't quite understand you last couple of words

The Bill Gates thing actually did nothing for me. I have to admit I spent ages trying to add and subtract numbers until I took more notice of the first hint and began to think pictorially.

Well subtraction does help with a method but your method is wrong if u use it. Its all addition.

'mc24757', I'm gonna have to disagree wit your method and the method first posted because this puzzle is not a highly complicated equation at all.
In my opinion, the brainteaser is trying to select t ...

I have to disagree. The aim of the puzzle is to work out the correct method, the answer is already given.
Any mathematician knows that, although there may appear to be more then one answer, the one t ...

I have no idea wat u lot are philosophising about but there is only one method to this paticular puzzle.
If this puzzle was not called 'Petals Around the Rose' then there will b 2 methods to reaching ...