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#1601 2011-12-31 00:55:47

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1347 is correct. Marvelous!

#1348. A particular job can be completed by a team of 10 men in 12 days. The same job can be completed by a team of 10 women in 6 days. How many days are needed to complete the job if the two teams work together?


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.

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#1602 2011-12-31 06:09:25

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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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#1603 2011-12-31 17:37:22

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1348 is correct. Brilliant!

#1349. By selling an article for $480, a person lost 20%. For what should it sell to make a profit of 20%?


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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#1604 2011-12-31 17:58:27

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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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#1605 2012-01-01 22:35:28

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1349 is correct. Good work!

#1350.


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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#1606 2012-01-01 22:37:14

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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#1607 2012-01-03 00:25:41

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1350 is correct. Marvelous!

#1351. The sum of two numbers is 42 and their product is 437. What is the absolute difference between the numbers?


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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#1608 2012-01-03 01:58:51

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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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#1609 2012-01-03 03:53:52

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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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#1610 2012-01-03 22:20:07

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,

The solution #1351 is correct. Good work!

#1352. If

, then 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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#1611 2012-01-03 22:25:36

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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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#1612 2012-01-04 23:29:03

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym.

The solution #1352 is correct. Good work!

#1353. A wooden box measures 20 cm by 12 cm by 10 cm. The thickness of wood is 1 cm. Find the volume of the wood to make the box in cubic centimeters.


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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#1613 2012-01-04 23:33:33

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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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#1614 2012-01-05 00:19:51

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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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#1615 2012-01-05 18:53:39

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,

The solution #1353 is correct. Smart work!

#1354. A district has 64000 inhabitants. If the population increases at the rate of 2½ % per annum, what is the number of inhabitants at the end of 3 years?


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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#1616 2012-01-05 18:57:54

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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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#1617 2012-01-06 01:32:08

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1354 is correct. Excellent!

#1355. What is the sum of two consecutive even numbers, the difference of whose square is 84?


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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#1618 2012-01-06 01:41:37

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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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#1619 2012-01-06 03:28:15

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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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#1620 2012-01-06 23:21:40

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,

The solution #1355 is correct. Perfect!

#1356. In a division problem, the divisor is 4 times the quotient and 3 times the remainder. If the remainder is 4, what is the dividend?


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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#1621 2012-01-06 23:27:55

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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#1622 2012-01-08 22:42:24

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1356 is correct. Intelligent work!

#1357. A man loses $55.50 yearly when the annual rate of interest falls from 11.5% to 10%. What is his capital in dollars?


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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#1623 2012-01-09 01:17:51

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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#1624 2012-01-09 22:24:32

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #1357 is correct. Excellent!

#1358. The volume of a sphere is

cubic centimeters. Find the curved surface area of the sphere. (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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#1625 2012-01-09 22:28:50

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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