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#401 2008-03-11 03:58:29
- JaneFairfax
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess#1: 102 (1c)
Guess#2: 314 (1b,1c)
Guess#3: 513 (1b)
Guess#4: 402 (1b)
The first two digits are 41. The last digit must be 6,7,8 or 9. So!! Lets try
Guess#5: 678 
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#402 2008-03-11 05:12:28
- mathsyperson
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Re: Cow Bull 1
#5: 678 (b)
Lucky!
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#403 2008-03-11 05:32:02
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Lucky indeed! 
I will let George W. Bush come and guess the final answer himself. 
By the way, JohnnyReinB was excellent with his Guess#4. Thanks, Johnny! 
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#404 2008-03-11 23:56:10
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Thanks!
Okay, my turn again. Guess on!
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#405 2008-03-12 01:19:12
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess#1: 102 
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#406 2008-03-23 14:09:48
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess#1: 102 (1c), you really like this number, don't you?
"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam
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#407 2008-03-23 15:17:31
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess#1: 102
Guess#2: 715
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#408 2008-03-25 18:51:02
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess#1: 102(1c)
Guess#4: 715(1c)
Sorry it took me long to answer, I had the measles. In fact, it was just lucky that I was able to post my previous post!
"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam
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#409 2008-03-25 21:15:08
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess#1: 102
Guess#2: 715
Guess#3: 931
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#410 2008-03-25 23:50:49
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess#1: 102(1c)
Guess#2: 715(1c)
Guess#3: 931(nil)
Got you going there for a while, wasn't I? Nope, 1 is not the number.
"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam
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#411 2008-03-26 00:40:28
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess#1: 102
Guess#2: 715
Guess#3: 931
Guess#4: 274
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#412 2008-03-26 18:30:34
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess#1: 102(1c)
Guess#2: 715(1c)
Guess#3: 931(nil)
Guess#4: 274(1b1c)
Last edited by JohnnyReinB (2008-03-26 18:30:51)
"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam
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#413 2008-03-26 21:30:02
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess#1: 102
Guess#2: 715
Guess#3: 931
Guess#4: 274
Guess#5: 287
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#414 2008-03-26 23:32:21
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess#1: 102(1c)
Guess#2: 715(1c)
Guess#3: 931(nil)
Guess#4: 274(1b1c)
Guess#5: 287(1c)
I'm thinking you already know two of the digits...
And, your fact for the day shows where you got your name, right?
Is this your favourite novel?
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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam
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#415 2008-03-26 23:40:52
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess#1: 102
Guess#2: 715
Guess#3: 931
Guess#4: 274
Guess#5: 287
Guess#6: 470
No, my favourite is Pride and Prejudice. Emma was the first Jane Austen novel that I read. Say, why not join our forums and make some fun posts there?
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#416 2008-03-27 00:29:30
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess #7 (if #6 is wrong): 524
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#417 2008-03-27 11:46:55
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Re: Cow Bull 1
wow :0
In this world of cheerios, be a fruitloop! ♥
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#418 2008-03-27 17:26:38
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Well, no need to repeat everything. Mathsys is right!
Quoting Blank_Brunette, Wow!
"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam
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#419 2008-04-17 21:52:23
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Okay, I make the next move! Start guessing...
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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#420 2008-04-17 22:55:12
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess1: 246
"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam
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#421 2008-04-17 23:07:40
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Good start, JRB!
Guess 1 : 1b 1c
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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#422 2008-04-18 02:47:33
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess#1: 246 (1b,1c)
Guess#2: 268
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#423 2008-04-18 19:05:05
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess 2 : 1 b
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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#424 2008-04-18 23:15:11
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Re: Cow Bull 1
The bull is 2, and the cow in Guess#1 is 4. The possibilities are 204, 214, 234, 254, 274, and 294.
Guess#1: 246 (1b,1c)
Guess#2: 268 (1b)
Guess#3: 135 (trying an approach Mathsyperson used earlier )
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#425 2008-04-20 17:58:13
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess 3 : Nil
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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