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#3901 2015-08-09 21:09:47

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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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#3902 2015-08-09 21:41:04

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2435 is correct. Excellent!

#2436. The sum of the first n terms of an Arithmetic Progression is

. Find the nth term of this Arithmetic Progression.


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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#3903 2015-08-10 15:37:18

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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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#3904 2015-08-10 16:48:34

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2436 is correct! Magnificent!

#2437. Solve :

.


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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#3905 2015-08-10 20:01:25

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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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#3906 2015-08-10 21:18:48

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2437 is correct! Marvelous!

#2438. Which term of the Arithmetic Progression 150, 147, 144, ... is its first negative term?


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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#3907 2015-08-12 03:25:11

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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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#3908 2015-08-12 10:03:25

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2438 is correct! Naet work!

#2439. Solve :

.


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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#3909 2015-08-12 18:48:43

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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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#3910 2015-08-12 19:09:07

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2439 is correct! Fabulous!

#2440. Find the sum of all two-digit odd positive 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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#3911 2015-08-12 19:41:23

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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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#3912 2015-08-12 23:37:53

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2440 is correct! Wonderful!

#2441. Find the sum of all three digit numbers which are divisible by 4 and 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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#3913 2015-08-13 17:49:21

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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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#3914 2015-08-13 19:42:39

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2441 is correct! Brilliant!

#2442. (i) Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

(ii) A die is thrown, find the probability of getting an odd prime 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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#3915 2015-08-14 03:36:44

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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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#3916 2015-08-14 07:48:32

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2442 is perfect! Marvelous!

#2443. A boy is cycling suh that the wheels of the cycle are making 140 revolutions per minute. If the diameter of the wheel is 60 centimeters, calculate the speed per hour which the boy is cycling.


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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#3917 2015-08-15 02:18:16

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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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#3918 2015-08-15 03:46:11

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2443 is perfect! Brilliant!

#2444. The storage oil oil tanker consists of a cylindrical portion 7 meters in diameter with two hemispherical ends of the same diameter. The oil oil tanker is lying horizontality. If the total lenght of the tanker 20 meters, then find the capacity of the container.

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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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#3919 2015-08-18 18:51:58

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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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#3920 2015-08-18 20:02:42

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2444 is correct! Magnificent!

#2445. Solve :


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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#3921 2015-08-19 18:04:11

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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#3922 2015-08-19 20:11:30

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2445 is correct! Excellent!

#2446. For what value of k will the points (k,-1), (2,1), and (4,5) lie on a line?


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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#3923 2015-08-21 21:57:15

bobbym
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From: Bumpkinland
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Posts: 109,606

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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#3924 2015-08-22 01:29:21

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2446 is correct! Excellent!

#2447. For what values of k are the roots of the quadratic equation

equal?


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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#3925 2015-08-24 21:38:38

bobbym
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Registered: 2009-04-12
Posts: 109,606

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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