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#1551 2011-12-11 08:05:53
- 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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#1552 2011-12-11 21:12:40
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1324 is correct. Neat job!
#1325. Four bells ring at intervals 4, 6, 8, and 14 seconds. They start ringing simultaneously at 12.00 o' clock. At what time would they ring again simultaneously?
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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#1553 2011-12-11 21:28:04
- 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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#1554 2011-12-12 01:16:58
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1325 is correct. Intelligent work!
#1326. Four numbers are in the ratio 1:2:3:4. Their sum is 16. Find the sum of the first and fourth 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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#1555 2011-12-12 08:05:35
- 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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#1556 2011-12-12 22:18:17
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1326 is correct. Superlative work!
#1327. A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
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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#1557 2011-12-12 22:29:54
- 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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#1558 2011-12-13 01:28:44
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1327 is correct. Good work!
#1328. Which of the following fraction is the smallest?
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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#1559 2011-12-13 01:31:40
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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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#1560 2011-12-14 22:53:17
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1328 is perfect. Neat job!
#1329. A dealer buys a table listed at $100 and gets successive discounts of 10% and 20%. He spends 10% of his cost price on transport etc. At what price should he sell the table to earn a profit of 15%?
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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#1561 2011-12-14 23:04:40
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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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#1562 2011-12-15 21:59:52
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1329 is correct. Extraordinary performance!
#1330. 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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#1563 2011-12-16 02:57:48
- 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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#1564 2011-12-16 18:10:58
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1330 is correct. Brilliant!
#1331. What is the value of (6.5 x 6.5 - 45.5 + 3.5 x 3.5)?
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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#1565 2011-12-16 19:05:02
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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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#1566 2011-12-17 21:14:58
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1331 is correct. Good work!
#1332. If x : y = 3 : 1, then what is the ratio
equal to?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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#1567 2011-12-17 21:18:31
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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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#1568 2011-12-18 22:05:47
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1332 is correct. Outstanding!
#1333. If 10% of m is the same as 20% of n, then what is the ratio m : n equal to?
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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#1569 2011-12-18 22:18:34
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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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#1570 2011-12-18 22:31:28
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1333 is correct. Neat work!
#1334. 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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#1571 2011-12-18 23:06:17
- 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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#1572 2011-12-19 01:54:47
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1334 is perfect. Brilliant!
#1335.
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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#1573 2011-12-19 05:46:29
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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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#1574 2011-12-19 07:26:53
- 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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#1575 2011-12-19 22:11:09
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,
The solution #1335 is correct. Intelligent work!
#1336. When 60 is subtracted from 60% of a number, the result is 60. 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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