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orleans

(37,141 posts)
Tue May 5, 2026, 09:41 PM 6 hrs ago

99 X 9, divide by 3, + 4,293, divide by 2, -93, divide by 9 ?? ... ?? (trump brags about his math skills

Last edited Wed May 6, 2026, 01:40 AM - Edit history (1)

pulls numbers out of his ass when he was making up shit at the villages last friday

"what is your answer? i got it right. it was actually more complex than that"





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99 X 9, divide by 3, + 4,293, divide by 2, -93, divide by 9 ?? ... ?? (trump brags about his math skills (Original Post) orleans 6 hrs ago OP
Oh! What about this, Donald? LuckyCharms 6 hrs ago #1
lol. is that eric? i can't tell nt orleans 6 hrs ago #2
Don Jr. LuckyCharms 6 hrs ago #3
Surprisingly (cough, cough), he did not provide the answer. LoisB 6 hrs ago #4
-500% OAITW r.2.0 5 hrs ago #5
Love this answer! Permanut 5 hrs ago #7
Me too. LoisB 5 hrs ago #9
Right. LoisB 5 hrs ago #8
There's a video of him on Stern 20 years ago D_Master81 5 hrs ago #6
the actual test was posted here this morning. the math question mopinko 4 hrs ago #10
The real "math" question is to count backwards from 100 by 7s (until you reach 65). rsdsharp 4 hrs ago #11

D_Master81

(2,657 posts)
6. There's a video of him on Stern 20 years ago
Tue May 5, 2026, 10:43 PM
5 hrs ago

Missing what is 17x6. We are supposed to believe he’s become a math genius over the past 20 years late in life?

mopinko

(73,843 posts)
10. the actual test was posted here this morning. the math question
Tue May 5, 2026, 11:28 PM
4 hrs ago

was- repeatedly subtract 7 from 60. iirc, it was 4 times. so, 53, 46, 39, 32

there’s a fair amount of yada yada in this vid. the actual test starts a bit past the 4 min mark.



if he actually thinks it’s a tough test, he’s nearly brain dead.

rsdsharp

(12,078 posts)
11. The real "math" question is to count backwards from 100 by 7s (until you reach 65).
Tue May 5, 2026, 11:28 PM
4 hrs ago

100…93…86…79…72…65.

Nobody can do that. Only Trump’s genius allowed him to succeed (if, in fact, he did).

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