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#701 2008-09-16 01:10:40
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And good to see you back, ganesh!
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#702 2008-10-03 18:07:48
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Thanks, JRB!
And well done, your answer to #753 is correct!
#754. If 10! is 3628800, what is the value of 9!?
#755. Is there any particular last digit in which the cube of a natural number can never end in?
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#703 2008-10-03 23:16:06
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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
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#704 2008-10-08 19:27:23
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Answers to #754 and #755,
Well done, JohnnyReinB!
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#705 2008-10-08 19:29:16
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#756. The logarithm to the base 10 of this number is roughly 0.84509804. What is the number?
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#706 2008-10-09 18:14:55
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#757. What is the value of 1+2+3+4+........48+49+50?
#758. The value of pi does not contain zero upto 25 places after the decimal. True or False?
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#707 2008-10-09 23:05:36
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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
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#708 2008-10-10 18:16:10
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Absolutely right, well done, JohnnyReinB!
#759. What is the smallest number divisible by all numbers from 1 to 20?
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#709 2008-10-14 02:56:20
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#710 2008-10-14 02:59:53
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I have forgotten about Euler. How dare me!
The correct grammatical expression is how dare I.
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#711 2008-10-15 13:32:12
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#712 2008-10-16 23:21:38
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Answers to #758 and #759:-
Well done, JaneFairfax and Chewy!!!
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Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#713 2008-10-16 23:24:14
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#760. What is the value of 1!+2!+3!+4!+5!? Is it a prime number?
#761. What is the value of
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#714 2008-10-17 07:33:49
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If two or more thoughts intersect, there has to be a point!
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#715 2008-10-17 09:19:26
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#716 2008-10-19 18:35:08
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Well done ZHero and JaneFairFax,
Both the answers to #760 and #761 are correct!
Excellent!
#762. Can you think of a string 1000 consecutive non-primes?
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#717 2008-10-20 22:56:33
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#763. What is the value of a 'Googolplexplex'?
#764. Why is a number of the form abcabc (where a,b, and c are all whole numbers) always divisible by 13?
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#718 2008-10-21 21:47:58
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#765. Is 16049 a prime number?
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#719 2008-10-21 22:32:27
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#766. What is the difference between 'percentage' and 'percentile'?
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#720 2008-10-21 23:35:56
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If two or more thoughts intersect, there has to be a point!
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#721 2008-10-23 18:36:56
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ZHero,
That is what I call outstanding! Solutions to #764, #765 and #766 are all correct! Well done!
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#722 2008-10-31 22:09:19
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#767. What is the 6th power of 3?
#768. What is the 4th power of 11?
#769. What is the 5th power of 6?
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#723 2008-11-03 20:15:29
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#770. How many zeros would 25! (factorial of 25) end in?
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#724 2008-11-03 22:54:34
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#725 2008-11-03 23:08:33
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Answer to #770.
Very good reasoning, JaneFairfax!!! Well done!!
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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