saturday express mensa puzzle 05/02/11

[alison6399]

Hi

Has anyone managed to solve today's puzzle to find the 2 missing numbers? If you have, please would you be so kins as to explain the answer?

Thanks

[factor-fiction]

Hi- could you tell us the question?

[alison6399]

Sorry

The numbers are as follows:

79 63 18
57

[factor-fiction]

Can you clarify it- where are the gaps where the missing numbers go?

[alison6399]

Sorry

I posted midstream

The numbers are as follows (They appear in a 3 columns , an X separates them)

79X63X18
57X35X15
92X18X8

[alison6399]

I posted midstream

The numbers are as follows (They appear in a 3 columns , an X separates them)

79X63X18
57X35X15
92X18X8
74x?X?

I hope this helps

[quinie]

the bottom line is 74 ? ?

[alison6399]

Yes

The bottom line is 74 ? ?

[quinie]

28 and 16?

[quinie]

7x9=63 6x3-18
5x7=35 3x5=15 so last line is7x4=28 2x8=16
Hope you can follow me?

[quinie]

alison6399, you'll have confused helpers -there is no x between the numbers.

[alison6399]

Sorry

I was trying to show that the numbers appeared in 3 columns and thought that the format might be lost when I posted the question

I hope I didn't make it too confusing!!!

[factor-fiction]

And just to make things clear- quinie was correct with 28 and 16

[quinie]

Thank you, factor30, I was really confused till I checked in the paper. Thought I would have to get my calculator out. Is all clear now,alison6399?

[mike11111]

How does it work with the third line?

[mike11111]

Ignore. just got it.

[factor-fiction]

7x4=28, 2 x8= 16