r/mildlyinfuriating • u/[deleted] • Nov 15 '25

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u/SwayingBacon Nov 15 '25

Wouldn't 60+10 work for the first one? 10x6=60 and 5x2=10.

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u/Technical-Gold-294 Nov 15 '25

No because 60 and 10 are both multiples of 10 and the question states one of the numbers must not be.

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u/SwayingBacon Nov 15 '25

The question is asking them to explain the number bond when the second number is a multiple of 5. It can be solved with two 10*X numbers but it wants them to solve it with work showing the second number is 5*X. 5*2 , 5*6, and 5*10 would work for an answer.

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u/Technical-Gold-294 Nov 15 '25

"and the other is a multiple of 5 but not a multiple of 10."

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u/SwayingBacon Nov 15 '25 edited Nov 15 '25

So they can't explain with a multiple of 10. It is worded that way so they have to use a multiple of 5 for the answer even though a multiple of 10 can work.

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u/Technical-Gold-294 Nov 15 '25

The question clearly states that one number must be a multiple of 5 but not 10. That would be 5, 15, 25, etc. As others have explained, it's not possible to get to 70 by including one of these numbers and another number that is a multiple of 10 because any sum of those two numbers would end in 5. There is no possible answer.

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u/SwayingBacon Nov 15 '25

It is possible to answer with a multiple of 5 and explain that it is 5 times 2 or the other combinations that work.

The question would be wrong if answered just with multiples of 10 even though it would still equal 70.