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#651 2011-03-21 00:16:47
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 931 is perfect. Keep it up!
#932. Find 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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#652 2011-03-21 00:18:03
- 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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#653 2011-03-29 21:24:15
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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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#654 2011-03-30 00:00:20
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and Howardroark,
The solution 932 is perfect. Good work!
#933. The sum of a rational number and its reciprocal is
. Find the 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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#655 2011-03-30 00:08:09
- 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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#656 2011-03-31 00:25:50
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 933 is correct. Well done!
#934. The sum of two numbers is 184. If one-third of the one exceeds one-seventh of the other by 8, find the smaller 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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#657 2011-03-31 01:42:09
- 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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#658 2011-04-01 02:24:03
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution of 934 is 72 (and the other number is 112).
#935. The sum of two numbers is 15 and the sum of their squares is 113. Find the 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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#659 2011-04-01 02:32:31
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
Made an error on 934. Got confused wrote down the wrong number.
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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#660 2011-04-01 18:15:35
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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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#661 2011-04-02 01:47:19
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and Howardroark,
The solution 935 is correct. Well done!
#936. The difference between a number and its three-fifth is 50. What is the 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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#662 2011-04-02 01:51:58
- 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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#663 2011-04-03 00:28:12
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 936 is perfect. Well done!
#937. A number is doubled and 9 is added. If the resultant is trebled, it becomes 75. What is that 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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#664 2011-04-03 01:56:28
- 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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#665 2011-04-03 23:54:19
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 937 is perfect. Well done!
#938. Find the number which when multiplied by 15 is increased by 196.
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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#666 2011-04-04 04:11:54
- 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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#667 2011-04-04 04:50:25
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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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#668 2011-04-05 01:08:08
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and Howardroark,
The reply 938 is perfect. Good work!
#939. The difference of two numbers is 20% of the larger number. If the smaller number is 12, what is the larger one?
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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#669 2011-04-05 02:01:14
- 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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#670 2011-04-05 23:57:56
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
#940. If doubling a number and adding 20 to the result gives the same answer as multiplying the number by 8 and taking away 4 from the product, what is the 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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#671 2011-04-06 03:04:52
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
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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#672 2011-04-08 00:38:52
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 940 is perfect. Well done!
#941. Twenty times a positive integer is less than its square by 96. What is the integer?
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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#673 2011-04-08 04:03:37
- 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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#674 2011-04-08 23:42:00
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 941 is perfect. Good work!
#942. A positive number when decreased by 4 is equal to 21 times the reciprocal of the number. Find the 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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#675 2011-04-09 01:40:58
- 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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