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#26 2009-01-27 08:04:28
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Re: Odd many out
Yes indeedy. I chose those examples carefully. 
Now give me some time to think of #4. 
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#27 2009-01-27 13:39:39
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Re: Odd many out
#4. France, Canada, Belgium, Italy
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#28 2009-01-27 14:49:14
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Re: Odd many out
Canada odd
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#29 2009-01-27 22:44:37
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Re: Odd many out
France is odd because it doesn't have 3 syllables.
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#30 2009-01-27 23:58:29
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Re: Odd many out
Italy is odd because it is the only country beginning with a vowel.
Belgium is odd because its the only one of the four which has its last three letters the same as many elements in the Periodic Table : to name a few, Uranium, Hahnium, Actinium, Chromium, Kurchatovium etc.
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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#31 2009-01-28 00:13:25
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Italy is odd
nevermind didn't see previous post
Last edited by Identity (2009-01-28 00:15:29)
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#32 2009-01-28 02:12:36
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France is odd because it doesn't have 3 syllables.
Belgium does not have 3 syllables either. 
Sorry, no good. 
The others are fine. 
Ganeshs reason for Belgium is stretching the point a bit (remember Im looking for only simple reasons) but technically it is acceptable. Try not to be too off the mark.
There are still some good reasons youve missed. Keep thinking. 
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#33 2009-01-28 03:09:16
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Yeah, I was swithering on Belgium. I eventually decided that it had three because if it had two then you'd have to pronounce it Bell-Jumm, which sounds odd. If it's too ambiguous then fair enough.
Can I say that France is odd because it has less than two syllables then?
I'm not entirely sure what constitutes an acceptable reason.
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#34 2009-01-28 04:53:25
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But that is just how Belgium is pronounced. If you pronounce it differently, then maybe its your pronunciation thats odd? 
Yes, you can certainly say that France is the odd one out because it is the only one of the four that is monosyllabic in its pronunciation.
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#35 2009-01-28 10:30:40
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Can we say Belgium is
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#36 2009-01-28 11:09:11
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Yes, you can though its not a very interesting reason.
There is a much better reaons.
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#37 2009-01-28 12:08:36
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Canada again
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#38 2009-01-28 12:10:09
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not a reason but Belgium is the smallest country out of the 4.
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#39 2009-01-28 12:29:54
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Canada again
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#40 2009-01-28 14:49:24
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oops sorry i was in a hurry, i shouldn't have made that mistake, I M A CANADIAN CITIZEN!!!
I fit the exact description of the spammer described by MIF. 
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#41 2009-01-30 09:28:58
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Right, here are the obvious reasons you missed.
Belgium is the odd one out
Italy is the odd one out
I really thought those were obvious. 
Hopefully youll do better with the next one.
#5. Barack Obama, Gordon Brown, Nelson Mandela, Mary McAleese
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#42 2009-01-31 02:25:34
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#5.
Nelson Mandela
Mary Patricia McAleese
Gordon Brown
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#43 2009-01-31 02:46:06
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Those were exactly the reasons I had in mind.
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#44 2009-01-31 17:22:41
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#6. 2, 64, 100, 2520
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#45 2009-01-31 19:18:08
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2 a prime, also divides all others evenly.
64 the only perfect cube and a perfect square.
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#46 2009-01-31 19:55:39
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careless25,
I wonder why you didn't use the hide tag.
The reason for 64 is exactly what I had in my mind!
Well done!
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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#47 2009-02-01 01:29:45
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Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#48 2009-02-01 04:09:20
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Very good thinking, mathsyperson!
But thats a common property and is applicable to all the four numbers! 
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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#49 2009-02-01 05:54:27
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Ganesh,
I dont know why i do that sometimes, i put a hide tag, sometimes i don't.
I guess it depends on my mood. 
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#50 2009-02-02 09:20:40
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Re: Odd many out
Wrap it in bacon
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