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#1401 2011-09-28 00:30:25
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1253 is correct. Good work!
#1254. Find the smallest number added to 680621 to make the sum a perfect square.
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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#1402 2011-09-28 00:33:15
- 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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#1403 2011-09-28 20:37:15
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1254 is correct. Well done!
#1255. At what rate of
% per annum simple interest, a sum of $4800 would earn how much interest (simple interest) in 2 years 3 months?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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#1404 2011-09-28 23:39:00
- 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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#1405 2011-09-29 00:30:13
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1255 is correct. Good work!
#1256. The average of ten numbers is 7. If each number is multiplied by 12, then what is the average of the new set of 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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#1406 2011-09-29 00:33:27
- 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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#1407 2011-09-30 00:32:29
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1256 is correct. Well done!
#1257. The mean of 50 observations was 36. It was found later that an observation 48 was wrongly taken as 23. Find the corrected new mean.
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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#1408 2011-09-30 00:37:41
- 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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#1409 2011-10-01 01:03:48
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1257 is correct. Good work!
#1258. A pupil's marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that, the average marks for the class got increased by half. Find the number of the pupils on the class.
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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#1410 2011-10-01 01:08:43
- 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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#1411 2011-10-01 23:34:50
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1258 is perfect. Well done!
#1259. Hithesh is 40 years old and Ronnie is 60 years old. How many years ago was the ratio of their ages 3:5?
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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#1412 2011-10-02 00:03:56
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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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#1413 2011-10-03 00:38:06
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1259 is correct. Good work!
#1260. The ratio of the father's age to his son's age is 7:3. The product of their ages is 756. What would be the ratio of their ages after 6 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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#1414 2011-10-03 00:41:40
- 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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#1415 2011-10-03 23:23:25
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1260 is perfect. Well done!
#1261. A is two years elder than B who is twice as old as C. If the total ages of A, B, and C is 27, then how old is 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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#1416 2011-10-03 23:47:10
- 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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#1417 2011-10-06 00:18:14
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1261 is correct. Good work!
#1262. Find the radius of the circle inscribed in a regular hexagon of side 6 cm.
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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#1418 2011-10-06 00:39:37
- 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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#1419 2011-10-07 00:23:54
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1262 is correct. Well done!
#1263. Find the point of intersection of the straight lines 2x + 3y = 8 and 2x - 3y = 4.
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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#1420 2011-10-07 00:30:35
- 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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#1421 2011-10-07 04:54:51
- Howardroark
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi Ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#1422 2011-10-09 00:27:12
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and Howardroark,
The solution #1263 is correct. Well done!
#1264. The mean of 10 numbers is found to be 46. At the time of calculation by mistake 46 was entered as 64. Find the corrected mean.
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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#1423 2011-10-09 00:30:54
- 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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#1424 2011-10-10 23:48:36
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1264 is correct. Well done!
#1265. If A = {2,3,4,5}, B = {-1,2,3,4}, and C = {2,1,-5,3} find
.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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#1425 2011-10-11 01:01:08
- 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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