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#1026 2011-07-03 16:15:26
- 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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#1027 2011-07-04 17:59:34
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1100 is correct. Neat job!
#1101. Find the value of x if
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#1028 2011-07-04 19:17:57
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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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#1029 2011-07-05 00:17:27
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1101 is correct. Good work!
#1102.
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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#1030 2011-07-05 00:22:35
- 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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#1031 2011-07-05 15:46:49
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1102 is perfect. Well done!
#1103.
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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#1032 2011-07-05 15:49:36
- 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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#1033 2011-07-07 00:44:48
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1103 is correct. Well done!
#1104.
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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#1034 2011-07-07 01:29:58
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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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#1035 2011-07-07 16:32:32
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1104 is correct. Well done!
#1105. If 2x + y = 5 and 3x - 4y = 2, find the value of 2xy.
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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#1036 2011-07-07 16:34:20
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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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#1037 2011-07-09 17:06:24
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1105 is correct. Well done!
#1106. If 3x - 5y = 5 and
, then what is the value of x - y?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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#1038 2011-07-09 17:19:38
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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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#1039 2011-07-10 01:41:03
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1106 is correct. Neat job!
#1107. If 2x + y = 17, y + 2z = 15, and x + y = 9, then what is the value of 4x + 3y + z?
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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#1040 2011-07-10 02:32:54
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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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#1041 2011-07-10 17:23:16
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1107 is correct. Well done!
#1108. If 4x + 3y = 18xy and 2x - 5y + 4xy = 0, then what are the values of x and y?
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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#1042 2011-07-10 17:29:46
- 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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#1043 2011-07-11 18:03:19
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1108 is perfect. Neat job!
#1109.
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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#1044 2011-07-11 18:35:53
- 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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#1045 2011-07-11 23:35:33
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1109 is perfect. Brilliant!
#1110. A cone, a hemisphere, and a cylinder stand on equal bases and have the same height. Find the ratio of their volumes.
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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#1046 2011-07-12 00:05:33
- 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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#1047 2011-07-12 16:18:25
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1110 1:2:3 is correct. Well done!
#1111. A man plants 15376 apple trees in his garden and arranges them such that there are as many rows as there are apple trees in each row. Find the number of rows.
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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#1048 2011-07-12 16:31:58
- 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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#1049 2011-07-13 18:01:49
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1111 is correct. Good work!
#1112.
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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#1050 2011-07-13 22:04:18
- 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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