Are trick questions fair?

Oh, that is evil. That’s another like Attrayant’s spider question, where anyone in high school or above thinks, “I can do that in my sleep”, and gets tripped up because they were rolling their eyes too far.

But:

1000 + 40 = 1040
1040 + 1000 = 2040
2040 + 30 = 2070
2070 + 1000 = 3070
3070 + 20 = 3090
3090 + 1000 = 4090
4090 + 10 = 5000

1000 + 40 = 1040
1040 + 1000 = 2040
2040 + 30 = 2070

1000 + 20 = 1020
1020 + 1000 = 2020
2020 + 10 = 2030

2030 + 2070 = 5000.

But I think this question is invalid, because it asks “What is the total?” The total of what? The second sum? The first? Or both combined? It doesn’t say!

I see you have fallen prey to one of the classic blunders. The most famous of which is never get involved in a abortion war in GD. But only slightly less well known is this: Never go in against Rilchiam when mathematics is on the line. Ahahahahahahaha! Klunk

I didn’t know I had a rep involving mathematics. :confused:

Sorry I didn’t get back to this sooner. Well, it’s just that 4090 + 10 does not equal 5000. Nor does 2030 + 2070 = 5000. They both equal 4100. That’s part of the trick.

Oh, god damn it!