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FB Friends
Matthew brags to Mark about how popular he is. He tells Mark that he has 1000 friends on FB. "You probably only have 10% as many friends as I do".
"You're a loser" Mark replied. "I have 10% as many friends as you. 10% TO THE POWER OF 10!!!"
How many more FB friends does Mark have over Matthew?
"You're a loser" Mark replied. "I have 10% as many friends as you. 10% TO THE POWER OF 10!!!"
How many more FB friends does Mark have over Matthew?
Hint
This is in the trick sector, not mathematics.Answer
Mark has less FB friends, not more.10% times 10% = 1%.
1% times 10% = 0.1%
0.1% times 10% = 0.01%...
Multiplying it to the power of 10 just makes it smaller. Mark has less than 1% as many FB friends as Matthew.
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