Limerick Puzzle

Question

In English certain quantities have names, like 12 of something can be called a “dozen”. Other quantity names are more obscure. The following formula can be expressed as a limerick using these names.

12 + 144 + 20 +(3 ? 4) + 5(11) = 9 ² + 0

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Fill in the blanks below using quantity names and mathematical operation names to complete the limerick. Remember that a limerick follows the rhyme scheme of AABBA.

. A _____, plus a _____ plus a _____

Plus three times the _______ of four

All ________ by seven

Plus ________________________________

Is nine ____ and not a bit ____.

wow, taht sound fun - 00494d19, Jun 19, 2011

The underline should not be under the 5(11). - Rob_TPA, Jun 19, 2011

Answer 1

A dozen, plus a gross plus a score

Plus three times the square root of four

All divided by seven,

Plus five times eleven

Is nine squared and not a bit more

oh, I got some parts right, whohooooooooooo - 00494d19, Jun 19, 2011

Very Good! - Rob_TPA, Jun 19, 2011

and you actually did really well heidita... - la-araña-discoteca, Jun 19, 2011

cool excercise rob. got anymore? it took me forever to remember that 20 is a score lol. i was like, "what the heck rhymes with 4 and has to dowith 20? and then i thought of abraham lincoln and wala!! :)) - la-araña-discoteca, Jun 19, 2011

Sorry for the delay in getting back, my daughter came by. I will look through my archives to see if I have anything else suitable for this site. - Rob_TPA, Jun 19, 2011

Answer 2

A button plus a dog plus a goat,

plus three times the leg of a four,

all remembered by seven,

plus wow this makes no sense,

is nine badges and not a bit more

Very creative! - Rob_TPA, Jun 19, 2011

lol. it makes plenty of sense :)) - la-araña-discoteca, Jun 19, 2011

Answer 3

. - A dozen , plus a _? plus a ___?__ - Plus three times the ___root ?____ of four - All devided by seven - Plus ______ni idea** Is nine _al **cuadrado and not a bit _less jeje.

Todo eso demuestra, que mi fuerte son las mates

Buen ejercicio, rob, pero desgraciadamente, yo no lo ganaré...::sigh:::

formatting is a mess, maybe you can fix it...no idea - 00494d19, Jun 19, 2011

I Can't get the underline to be just under the first part of the formula. - Rob_TPA, Jun 19, 2011