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#3501 2011-12-19 01:47:51
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym, phrontister, and anonimnystefy,
bobbym and phrontister : The solutions #3471 and #3472 are correct. Excellent!
anonimnystefy : The solution #3472 is correct. Good work!
#3473.
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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#3502 2011-12-19 05:41:33
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#3503 2011-12-19 07:21:24
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#3504 2011-12-19 22:00:04
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,
The solutuon #3473 is correct. Magnificent!
#3474.
#3475. If
, then 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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#3505 2011-12-20 00:16:26
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#3506 2011-12-20 03:55:29
- anonimnystefy
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Re: 10 second questions
hi ganesh
Last edited by anonimnystefy (2011-12-28 02:52:08)
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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#3507 2011-12-20 22:06:26
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,
The solution #3474 is correct, bobbym! (The solution #3475 I get is
Good work, bobbym!
The solutions #3474 and #3475 are both correct. anonimnystefy! Excellent! (Please check the problem/sloution numbers)
#3476. If the circumference of a circle increases from
to , what change occurs in its area?(a) It doubles
(b) It triples
(c) It quadraples
(d) It is havled
#3477. A starts business with $3500 and after 5 months, B joins with A as his partner. After a year, the profit is divided in the ratio 2 : 3. What is B's contibution in the capital?
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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#3508 2011-12-20 22:50:22
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#3509 2011-12-21 22:26:29
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
The solutions #3476 and #3477 are correct. Tremendous work!
#3478. Find the smallest number to be added to 1000 so that 45 divides the sum exactly.
#3479. Find the sum of all natural numbers between 100 and 200, which are multiples of 3.
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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#3510 2011-12-21 23:23:02
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#3511 2011-12-22 01:04:25
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
The solutions #3478 and #3479 are correct. Excellent!
#3480. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work together on it for 4 days, then what is fraction of the work that is left?
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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#3512 2011-12-26 23:49:28
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#3513 2011-12-27 01:29:06
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
Welcome back, bobbym!
The solution #3480 is correct. Marvelous!
#3481. A sum of $400 amounts to $480 in 4 years. What would it amount to if the rate of interest is increased by 2%?
#3482. The marked price of a wristwatch was $720. A man bought the same for $550.80, after getting two successive disounts, the first at 10%. What was the second discount rate?
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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#3514 2011-12-27 06:17:08
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi ganesh;
Good to see you!
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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#3515 2011-12-28 01:20:05
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
Your solution #3481 is correct. However, the amount is $512 by computing compound interest.
The solution #3482 is correct (15%). Excellent, both the solutions are correct!
#3483. If 3 men or 6 women can do a piece of work in 16 days, in how many days can 12 men and 8 women do the same piece of work?
#3484. On what sum does the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest for 3 years at 10% is $31?
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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#3516 2011-12-28 02:14:43
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#3517 2011-12-29 01:16:49
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
The solutions #3483 and #3484 are correct. Marvelous!
#3485. A tap can empty a tank in 1 hour. A second tap can empty it in 30 minutes. If both the taps operate simultaneously, how much time is needed to empty the tank?
#3486. The perimeter of the top of a rectangular table is 28 meters whereas its area is 48 sq. meters. What is the length of its diagonal?
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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#3518 2011-12-29 01:25:43
- bobbym
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#3519 2011-12-29 23:33:59
- anonimnystefy
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Re: 10 second questions
hi ganesh
i have done some puzzles in "Ganesh's puzzles" section,but i don't if you have noticed. 
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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#3520 2011-12-30 00:24:59
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,
anonimnystefy : I had sent a Private Message. The text of the message:
Hi anonimnystefy,
Thanks for posting several solutions in 'Ganesh's Puzzles'. It would take a lot of time to check the solutions. Please bear with me!
It would take some time to verify the solutions. Hope you understand!
bobbym : The solutions #3485 and #3486 are correct. Perfect!
#3487. The wheel of n engine 7½ meters in circumference makes 7 revolutions in 9 seconds. What is the speed of the train in kilometers per hour?
#3488. If 8 women can grind 180 kilograms of wheat in 5 days, in how many days would 28 women grind 3780 kilograms of wheat?
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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#3521 2011-12-30 00:28:12
- anonimnystefy
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Re: 10 second questions
hi ganesh
unfortunately i am not a real member,so i cannot receive any PMs.
ok,i understand that.it's just that i have solved many more a few months ago and you haven't posted if they were correct or not.
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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#3522 2011-12-30 00:33:40
- bobbym
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#3523 2011-12-30 01:21:59
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
The solution #3487
The solution #3488 is correct. Excellent!
#3489. What is 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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#3524 2011-12-30 01:27:21
- anonimnystefy
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#3525 2011-12-30 01:40:28
- bobbym
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Re: 10 second questions
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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