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#851 2011-05-27 18:17:26
- 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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#852 2011-05-27 19:21:03
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1028 is correct. Excellent!
#1029. Find the value of x if
.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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#853 2011-05-27 19:23:21
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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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#854 2011-05-28 00:38:22
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer 1029 is perfect. Brilliant!
#1030.
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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#855 2011-05-28 02:40:42
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Re: Oral puzzles
hi ganesh,
Last edited by anonimnystefy (2011-05-28 02:40:58)
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#856 2011-05-28 08:09:45
- 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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#857 2011-05-28 17:02:41
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,
I get the same answer 24,995 to the problem 1030. Well done, bobbym!
#1031.
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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#858 2011-05-29 00:06:39
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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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#859 2011-05-29 05:00:18
- anonimnystefy
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Re: Oral puzzles
hi ganesh
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#860 2011-05-29 17:12:01
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,
The solution 1031 is perfect. Excellent!
1032.
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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#861 2011-05-29 17:42:44
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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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#862 2011-05-29 22:13:33
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1032 is perfect. Neat job!
#1033. In how many ways can a cricket team of 11 players be chosen out of a group of 15 players?
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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#863 2011-05-29 23:38:37
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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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#864 2011-05-30 00:21:33
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1033 is correct. Good work!
#1034. Find the value of [sup]75[/sup]P[sub]2[/sub].
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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#865 2011-05-30 00:47:21
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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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#866 2011-05-30 16:47:22
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1034 is correct. Neat job!
#1035. If 120 is 20% of a number, then what would be 120% of 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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#867 2011-05-30 16:52:07
- 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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#868 2011-05-31 16:42:32
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1035 is correct. Well done!
#1036. Evaluate: 28% of 450 + 45% of 280.
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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#869 2011-05-31 16:59:38
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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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#870 2011-06-01 16:11:33
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1036 is correct. Well done!
#1037. How many natural numbers are there between 23 and 100 which are exactly divisible by 6?
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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#871 2011-06-01 17:03:44
- 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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#872 2011-06-02 16:31:04
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1037 is correct. Well done!
#1038. When a ball bounces, it rises to
of the height from which it fell. If the ball is dropped from a height of 32 meters, how high would it rise at the third bounce?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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#873 2011-06-02 16:32:58
- 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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#874 2011-06-03 06:37:14
- anonimnystefy
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Re: Oral puzzles
hi ganesh
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#875 2011-06-03 17:49:02
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,
The solution 1038 is perfect. Good work!
#1039. A person travels 3.5 kilometers from place A to place B. Out of this distance, he travels
on bicycle, on a motorcycle and the rest on foot. What portion of the whole distance does he cover on foot?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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