Grandpa and numbers: Another Grandpa Mystery

Question

Grandpa loves to make silly little statements. And he thinks they are riddles.

The other day he turned to me and said:

"This is not math but

Take a number

Add a number to it

And you are finished"

What is he talking about?

score 23 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 24 '18 at 08:59

23

Take a number

D (500 in Roman numerals)

Add a number to it

one

And you are finished

done

answered Aug 24 '18 at 08:59

Jafe

78,615
8
162
614

Great.Too Fast @jafe. Here is one for you. Take a number add a number and you become an animal – DrD Aug 24 '18 at 09:05
I have never heard of that number before... turns out Rot13(Y vf nyfb n ahzore; Y = 50) after doing a little bit of research. $(+1)$ :P – Mr Pie Aug 24 '18 at 09:19
Cv + T = cvt? (T orvat Pngnyna'f pbafgnag, nccebkvzngryl 0.916) – Jafe Aug 24 '18 at 09:22
It was a trick question. C + AT = CAT Get it? – DrD Aug 24 '18 at 09:47
Haha, I see. A...T... wouldn't have guessed that one :D – Jafe Aug 24 '18 at 09:49

Bass · Answer 2 · 2018-08-24T12:18:34.223

Alternative answer:

Adding 10 (X in Roman numerals) to Euler's number (e) means that you are finished with your Significant Other. (You are now an "ex").

Alternative alternative answer: (Aiming for the world record in the category of "the largest finite number used in a gratuitous wordplay")

Grandpa has confused addition with hexation. (Happens to the best of us from time to time).

Choosing a 3 as both of the numbers, we get $3 \uparrow \uparrow \uparrow \uparrow 3$ (in Knuth's notation), which can also be written as $g_1$, or "g-one".

Both "You are finished!" and "You are gone!" are serious threats on the health and life of the other person.

You should meet my Grandpa @Bass!! – DrD Aug 24 '18 at 12:37 — DrD, Aug 24 '18 at 12:37

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 24 '18 at 11:25

1

My answer is

"DONE"

since

D is a number in Roman. Add one and you are done

edited Aug 24 '18 at 11:25

Mr Pie

6,682
1
25
88

answered Aug 24 '18 at 11:20

Tim Allen

11
1

2

Hello! Welcome to the Puzzling Stack Exchange (Puzzling.SE)! Great answer... but unfortunately, @jafe's answer above has the exact same idea. Also, whenever you answer, ensure to hide the answer in a spoiler tag/quote >! in order to not spoil the answer for other users attempting to solve the puzzle! Consequently, I have proposed such an edit. And, since you are new, I strongly suggest you visit the Help Center for more information. – Mr Pie Aug 24 '18 at 11:25
Happy Puzzling! :D – Mr Pie Aug 24 '18 at 11:30

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