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#226 2009-01-08 16:48:56

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Answer to #136:-
You are correct, JaneFairfax and careless25!
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There are many cases where the next number or entity of the series can have more than one answer.
But try these:-

#144. M, V, E, M, J, S, ____

#145. He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, ___

#146. 111, 222, 333, 444, 555, 666, ____

#147. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, ______.

#148. Methane, Ethane, Propane, Butane, _______.


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#227 2009-01-08 17:59:26

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#228 2009-01-08 20:28:46

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Answers to #145, #146, and #147:-
Answers #146 and #147 are correct. The symbol of Radon is Rn, not Ra, Hence, you've actually scored 2½/3 smile
Anyway, these questions, #144 to #148 were posted to show that they had only ONE possible result.
Well done, JaneFairfax!
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#229 2009-01-08 23:30:53

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#149. Complete the series:-
0, 0, 3, 20, 115, 714, _____

#150. What is the coefficient of the middle term of

?

#151. What is the value of 10! divided by the Least Common Multiple of all the Natural numbers from 1 to 10?


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#230 2009-01-09 01:47:18

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Find the odd man out:-

#152. Room, Floor, Path, Wall, Window

#153. Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

#154. 36, 144, 324, 576, 784.

#155. Pint, Gallon, Meter, Weight, Chain.


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#231 2009-01-09 09:10:43

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#232 2009-01-09 17:47:05

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Answer to #151:-
You are not permitted to use a calculator;
however, if you remembered the values of 10! as 3628800 and LCM of 1 to 10 as 2520 and used it only for division, that's a little better, although not wholly acceptable.
Your answer is correct!
Good!


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Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#233 2009-01-10 02:54:38

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#156. From a bag containing twenty tickets, numbered from 1 to 20, two tickets are drawn at random. What is the probability that both the tickets have prime numbers on them?

#157. From the same bag as the previous question, two tickets are drawn. What is the probability that one is a prime number and the other is a multiple of 4?

#158. 3 cards are drawn from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. Find the probability of all the three cards being of the same suit.

#159. P, Q, and R are three relatively Prime numbers. The product of P and Q is 187 and the product of Q and R is 451. What is the sum of the three numbers?

#160. A man and a woman have $3044, the woman and a boy have $2050 and the man and the boy together have $2556. How much do the man, the woman and the boy have together?


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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#234 2009-01-10 03:16:58

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#235 2009-01-10 03:24:56

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Answer to #156:-
Absolutely right, JaneFairfax!
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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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#236 2009-01-10 14:49:35

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#237 2009-01-10 16:36:44

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Answers to #157, #158, #159, and #160:-
All correct, JaneFairfax!
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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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#238 2009-01-10 18:59:22

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#131. Find the value of

?

#132. Find the value of

.


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#239 2009-01-10 23:49:33

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#240 2009-01-10 23:57:12

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Answer to #131:-
Correct, JaneFairfax!
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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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#241 2009-01-11 00:27:45

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#242 2009-01-11 00:39:16

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Answer to #132:
(You've marked the answer as #131!)

Perfectly right, JaneFairfax!
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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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#243 2009-01-11 00:44:26

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#133. What are the number of prime factors in

?


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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#244 2009-01-11 01:04:17

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#134. What is the value of

?


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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#245 2009-01-11 01:36:21

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#135. What is the value of y if

?

#136. If

, then what is the value of
?


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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#246 2009-01-11 12:14:13

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#247 2009-01-11 21:18:33

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#Answer to #135:-
Perfectly right, JaneFairfax!
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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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#248 2009-01-11 22:25:17

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#137. If x*y = x² + y² -xy,  then what is the value of 9*11?

#138. If

,
find the value of 3*(3*-1).

#139. If a*b = 2a -3b + ab, then what is 3*5 + 5*3 equal to?

#140. If x @ y = x² + 2y, what is the value of p if 4 @ (3 @ p) = 50?

#141. If

for all numbers except 0, then what is
(a $ b $ c) $ a $ b equal to?


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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#249 2009-01-12 02:54:07

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#142. If 50% of (x-y) is equal to 30% of (x+y), then what percentage of x is y?

#143. If the numerator of a fraction be increased by 15% and its denominator be dimished by 8%, the value of the fraction is

. What is the original fraction?

#144. When the price of a product was decreased by 10%, the number sold increased by 30%. What is the effect on the total revenue?


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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#250 2009-01-12 15:06:55

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