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#4901 2016-06-02 19:18:03
- 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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#4902 2016-06-04 00:25:22
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
The solution set in #3027 is perfect. Magnificent, zetafunc and bobbym!
#3028. 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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#4903 2016-06-04 06:47:26
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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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#4904 2016-06-04 17:37:38
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
The solution set in #3028 is correct. Brilliant, bobbym!
#3029. 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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#4905 2016-06-04 20:26:48
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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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#4906 2016-06-05 17:08:59
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
The solution set in #3029 is perfect. Marvelous, bobbym!
#3030. Solve: 6x + 3y = 6xy and 2x + 4y = 5xy.
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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#4907 2016-06-05 18:06:02
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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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#4908 2016-06-05 21:11:16
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
The solution sets in #3030 are correct. Neat work, bobbym!
#3031. Solve:
35x + 23y = 209,
23x + 35y = 197.
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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#4909 2016-06-06 11:04:41
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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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#4910 2016-06-06 16:37:48
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
The solution set in #3031 is correct. Excellent, bobbym!
#3032. Solve for 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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#4911 2016-06-09 15:34:10
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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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#4912 2016-06-09 17:26:11
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
The solution set in #3032 is perfect. Marvelous, bobbym!
#3033. 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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#4913 2016-06-11 04:55:24
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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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#4914 2016-06-11 13:41:12
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
The solution set #3033 is perfect. Excellent, bobbym!
#3034. Solve for x and y:
2(3x - y) = 5xy,
2(x + 3y) = 5xy.
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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#4915 2016-06-11 14:33:12
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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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#4916 2016-06-11 16:07:56
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
The solution set in #3034 (two values) are correct. Excellent, bobbym!
#3035. Solve for 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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#4917 2016-06-11 17:14:32
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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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#4918 2016-06-11 23:49:45
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
The solution set #3035 is correct (two values). Neat work, bobbym!
#3036. Ritu can row downstream 20 kilometers in 2 hours, and upstream 4 kilometers in 2 hours. Find her speed of rowing in still water and the speed of the current.
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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#4919 2016-06-12 19:53:23
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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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#4920 2016-06-12 22:49:13
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
The solution #3036 (two parts) is correct. Good work, bobbym!
#3037. Solve for 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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#4921 2016-06-13 14:39:49
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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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#4922 2016-06-13 16:18:03
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
The solution set #3037 is perfect. Marvelous, bobbym!
#3038. Solve for 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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#4923 2016-06-13 18:40:00
- 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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#4924 2016-06-14 16:16:54
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
The solution set in #3038 is perfect. Marvelous, bobbym!
#3039. One says, "Give me a hundred, friend! I shall become twice as rich as you". The other replies, "If you give me ten, I shall be six times as rich as you." Tell me what is the amount of their (respective) 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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#4925 2016-06-14 19:25:32
- 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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