Math test

Norwegian  Math Test 

A  Norwegian fella wants a job, but the foreman won't hire  him until he passes a little math  test. 

Here is your first question,  the foreman said.  'Without using numbers,  represent the number 9.' 

'Without  numbers?'  The Norwegian says, 'Dat's easy.' and  proceeds to draw three trees. 



'What's this?' the boss  asks.

'Vot! you got no brain?  Tree  and tree and tree make nine,' says the  Norwegian. 

'Fair enough,' says the  boss.  'Here's your second question.  Use the  same rules, but this time the number is  99.' 

The Norwegian stares into space  for a while, then picks up the picture that he has just  drawn and makes a smudge
  on  each tree. 'Dar ya go.' 



The boss scratches his head and says,  'How on earth do you get that to represent  99?' 

'Each of da trees is dirty now.   So, it's dirty tree, and dirty tree, and dirty  tree.  Dat is 99.'
  
  The  boss is getting worried that he's going to actually have  to hire this Norwegian, so he says, 'All  right,
   last  question.
  
  Same  rules again, but represent the number  100.' 

The Norwegian fella stares into  space some more, then he picks up the picture again and  makes a little mark at the
   base  of each tree and says, 'Dar ya go.  Von  hundred.' 



The boss looks at the attempt.   'You must be nuts if you think that represents a  hundred!' 

The Norwegian leans forward  and points to the marks at the base of each tree and  says, 'A little dog come along and pooped  by
  each  tree.
  So  now you got dirty tree and a turd, dirty tree and a  turd, and dirty tree and a turd, vich makes von  hundred.'
 
'So,  ven do I start?

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