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#1576 2011-12-20 00:13:02

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi ganesh;


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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#1577 2011-12-20 01:24:28

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1336 is correct. Good work!

#1337. The sum of two numbers is 22 and the sum of their squares is 404. Find the product of the numbers.


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#1578 2011-12-20 01:26:59

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi ganesh;


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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#1579 2011-12-20 22:14:08

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1337 is correct. Good work!

#1338.


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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#1580 2011-12-20 22:40:46

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi ganesh;


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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#1581 2011-12-21 22:33:19

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1338 is correct. Good work!

#1339. At what percent per annum would $3000 amount to $3993 in 3 years if the interest is compounded annually?


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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#1582 2011-12-21 23:20:36

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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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#1583 2011-12-22 23:33:49

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1339 is perfect. Excellent!

#1340. What is the fourth proportional to 0.12, 0.21, 8?


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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#1584 2011-12-23 03:50:58

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Re: Oral puzzles

hi ganesh


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#1585 2011-12-23 07:51:50

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi ganesh;


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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#1586 2011-12-23 17:38:00

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,

The solution #1340 is correct. Good work, both of you!

#1341. Find the value of

.


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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#1587 2011-12-23 22:57:11

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Re: Oral puzzles

hi ganesh


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#1588 2011-12-24 22:52:28

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi anonimnystefy,

The solution #1341 is correct. Neat work!

#1342. What is the value of

?


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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#1589 2011-12-24 23:36:02

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Re: Oral puzzles

hi ganesh


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#1590 2011-12-25 21:51:54

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi anonimnystefy,

The solution #1342 I get is

.

#1343. The sum and product of two numbers are 12 and 35 respectively. What would be the sum of their reciprocals?


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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#1591 2011-12-26 04:37:16

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Re: Oral puzzles

hi ganesh

you're right i calculated it as the subtractions of squares big_smile


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#1592 2011-12-26 23:16:14

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi ganesh;


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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#1593 2011-12-27 01:13:41

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,

The solution #1343 is correct. Neat work!

#1344. A shopkeeper marks his goods 20% above cost price, but allows 30% discount for cash. What is his net loss?


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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#1594 2011-12-27 06:11:54

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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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#1595 2011-12-28 01:32:30

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1344 is correct. Good work!

#1345. A builder borrows $2550 is to be paid back with compound interest at the rte of 4% per annum by the end of two years in two equal yearly instalments. How much would each instalment be?


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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#1596 2011-12-28 01:59:34

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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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#1597 2011-12-29 01:28:08

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1345 I get

#1346. What is the volume of a right circular cylinder whose height is 40 centimeters, and its circumference of base is 66 centimeters? (Use

)


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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#1598 2011-12-29 01:35:49

bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi ganesh;


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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#1599 2011-12-30 00:42:15

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1346 is correct. Outstanding!

#1347. A train covers  distance between station A and station B in 45 minutes. If the speed of the train is reduced by 5 kilometers per hour, then the same distance is covered in 48 minutes. What is the distance between the stations A and 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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#1600 2011-12-30 00:53:42

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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