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#601 2011-02-11 02:02:16
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#602 2011-02-11 02:05:27
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#603 2011-02-12 00:18:00
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and Howardroark,
The solution 913 is perfect. Good work!
#914. How many terms terms are there in the Geometric Progression 3, 6, 12, 24,........., 384?
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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#604 2011-02-12 01:53:39
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#605 2011-02-13 00:25:09
- Howardroark
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#606 2011-02-13 00:58:03
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and Howardroark,
The solution 914 is correct. Brilliant!
#915. What is the unit digit in 4137[sup]754[/sup]?
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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#607 2011-02-13 01:13:16
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh,
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#608 2011-02-13 01:34:02
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#609 2011-02-13 23:58:02
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#610 2011-02-14 00:52:21
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi gAr bobbym, and Howardroark,
The solution 915 is correct. Smart work!
#916.
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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#611 2011-02-14 00:59:23
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#612 2011-02-17 00:18:01
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 916 is correct. Well done!
#917. 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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#613 2011-02-17 06:13:48
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#614 2011-02-18 02:29:56
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#615 2011-02-18 09:59:40
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#616 2011-02-19 01:45:33
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym Howardroark, and soroban,
The solution 917 is correct. Brilliant!
I use a simple calculator.
#918.
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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#617 2011-02-19 07:13:28
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#618 2011-02-20 00:41:55
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 918 is correct. Well done!
#919. What is the square root of (272[sup]2[/sup] - 128[sup]2[/sup])?
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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#619 2011-02-20 03:08:39
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#620 2011-02-20 07:28:21
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#621 2011-02-21 01:03:06
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi soroban and bobbym,
The solution 919 is perfect. Magnificent!
#920. If y = 5, 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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#622 2011-02-21 07:38:19
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#623 2011-02-23 00:14:05
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 920 is correct. Well done!
#921. Find the value of the least fraction :
.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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#624 2011-02-23 05:04:05
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#625 2011-02-23 08:36:27
- bobbym
- bumpkin
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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