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Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

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Math Riddles - I

Q: Why should you never mention the number 288 in front of anyone?
A: Because it is too gross (2 x 144 - two gross).
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Q: How is the moon like a dollar?
A: They both have 4 quarters.
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Q: How can you add eight 8's to get the number 1,000? (only using addition)
A: 888 +88 +8 +8 +8 = 1,000.
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Q: What is the smallest three digit palindrome divisible by 18? Can you solve this without a brute force examination of possibilities?
A: 252.
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Q: How many eggs can you put in an empty basket?
A: Only one, after that the basket is not empty.
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