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#676 2011-04-10 00:44:10
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 942 is correct. Good work!
#943. Three numbers are in the ratio 4:5:6 and their average is 25. Which is the largest 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.
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#677 2011-04-10 04:08:29
- 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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#678 2011-04-11 00:39:55
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 943 is perfect. Good work!
#944. The sum of two numbers is 40 and their difference is 4. What is the ratio of their 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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#679 2011-04-11 05:09:17
- 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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#680 2011-04-11 05:17:57
- 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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#681 2011-04-12 00:50:48
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and Howardroark,
The answer 944 is perfect. Well done!
#945. The term was coined in 1938 by 9-year-old Milton Sirotta (19291981), nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner. What term is it?
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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#682 2011-04-12 07:27:22
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
Funny thing is as soon as I searched for it, I remembered instantly!
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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#683 2011-04-12 23:05:15
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer 945 is googol.
#946.
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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#684 2011-04-12 23:19:01
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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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#685 2011-04-12 23:35:43
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution to 946 is correct. Brilliant!
#947.
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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#686 2011-04-13 06:45:28
- 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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#687 2011-04-13 23:00:31
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 947 is correct. Well done!
#948. Which is the largest four digit number which is a perfect cube?
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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#688 2011-04-14 04:24:44
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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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#689 2011-04-14 06:30:59
- 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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#690 2011-04-14 22:43:07
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi Howardroark and bobbym,
The solution 948 is correct. Neat work!
#949.
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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#691 2011-04-15 05:31:18
- 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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#692 2011-04-15 17:33:42
- 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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#693 2011-04-15 23:24:26
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and Howardroark,
The solution 949 is correct. Wonderful!
#950.
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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#694 2011-04-15 23:25:52
- 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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#695 2011-04-16 17:29:35
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 950 is correct. Well done!
#951.
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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#696 2011-04-16 17:33:36
- 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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#697 2011-04-17 00:33:31
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 951 is correct. Superlative!
#952.
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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#698 2011-04-17 06:23:50
- 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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#699 2011-04-17 16:44:38
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 952 is perfect. Well done!
#953. Three-fifth of the square of a certain number is 126.15. 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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#700 2011-04-17 17:52:54
- 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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