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#326 2007-11-04 01:16:48
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#327 2007-11-04 01:41:16
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Outstanding, Devante`!
#278 is absolutely right!
#279, I guess you made a calculation mistake. Try again!
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#328 2007-11-04 01:47:08
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#329 2007-11-04 01:54:37
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Correct, Devante`! Sometimes, it happens when you are quick!
Well done!!!
280. What is the acute angle between the hands of a clock when the time is 4'O clock?
281. What is the difference between a Billion in US and that in UK?
282. What is the speed of sound in vaccum at 0 degrees centigrade?
(Give your answer in meters per second)
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#330 2007-11-04 07:00:40
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#331 2007-11-04 13:24:11
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#332 2007-11-04 13:35:13
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#333 2007-11-04 18:14:19
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siva.eas,
Well done!
Both your answers are correct.
For #274, the numbers are called amicable or sociable numbers.276. How many zeros does a vigintillion contain?
277. And how many zeros does a centillion contain?
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#334 2007-11-05 02:53:34
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Devante`, Identity, siva.eas,
All your answers are correct.
Commendable performance!
#283. Approximately, what is the age of earth in years?
#284. How far approximately is the nearest star (other than the Sun) from planet earth? You can give your answers in light years or kilometers.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#335 2007-11-05 05:32:43
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#336 2007-11-05 16:55:26
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You are absolutely correct, Identity! Keep it up!!!!!!
285. What is a kilo parsec?
286. What is the square root of 50 approximately?
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#337 2007-11-05 22:44:06
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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted" 
Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam
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#338 2007-11-06 02:50:04
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JohnnyReinB,
All your answers are correct!!!!
Very well done, Keep up the good work!!!
Morphos, you should have posted this in
Maths Teachine Resources. That would have been the ideal place.
#286. What is an average adult man's walking speed?
#287. How many bytes is a Megabyte? Give the exact value, not an approximation.
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Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#339 2007-11-06 07:14:21
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#340 2007-11-06 17:05:16
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Wow!
Both your answers are perfectly right, JaneFairfax!
Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!
#288. Is 133 a prime number?
#289. Is 10001 a prime number? (tough one!)
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#341 2007-11-06 17:10:52
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#342 2007-11-06 17:18:09
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pi man,
Superlative!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark of an genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Both solutions, to #288 and #289 are correct!
Keep it up!!!!!!
290. How many times would you have to write the number 9 when you write 1 to 100,000 with a pencil?
291. How many bytes is a Gigabyte? Give me the exact number.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#343 2007-11-06 22:39:05
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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam
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#344 2007-11-06 23:28:14
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#345 2007-11-06 23:45:35
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JohnnhyReinB and Devante',
Both of your answers to #291 are absolutely correct!
Outstanding!!!!!
#292.What is the full name of Galois?
#293. What is 5^5?
#294. How many digits would 2^200 contain?
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#346 2007-11-07 00:49:26
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#347 2007-11-07 00:58:07
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#348 2007-11-07 01:54:34
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Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#349 2007-11-07 02:32:04
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Bah. It was a temporary error. I mistook 5^5 for 5^6.
I wish I could silent edit my post. Then it could look like I had never made that mistake in the first place, heh.
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#350 2007-11-07 02:53:46
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#292 and #293,
Devante` and mathsypersons,
Both of you are right!
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mathsyperson,
You are correct again!
Good, Very Good!
Geniuses in the making, I'd say!
People say I am liberal on my compliments 
Identity, Solution to #294 isn't correct.
#295. What is (Sin 45°)^40?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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