NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 20, 2022): Phrases and Numbers
Q: If a BOY is 5,839, and a COW is 6,874, how a lot is a FISH?
And what’s 538,716?
Edit: The image of the Scrabble tiles was alleged to trace at utilizing some mapping of letters to numbers that you simply would possibly encounter in a grid format, particularly the periodic desk.
Utilizing the single-letter components, 538,716 equals 53 (Iodine=I), 8 (Oxygen=O), 7 (Nitrogen=N), 16 (Sulfur=S) which spells IONS; negatively or positively charged atoms.
A: Utilizing the single-letter components within the periodic desk, FISH = Fluorine(9), Iodine(53), Sulfur(16), Hydrogen(1) –> FISH = 953,161
