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#2001 2012-07-12 00:01:35
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,
The solution #1524 is correct, bobbym! Neat job!
#1525. Find the average of the cubes of first 8 natural 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.
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#2002 2012-07-12 00:15:07
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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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#2003 2012-07-13 00:57:37
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1525 is correct. Well done!
#1526. The product of two numbers is 1452. The first number is 1/3 of the second number. Find the first number.
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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#2004 2012-07-13 01:01:03
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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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#2005 2012-07-13 03:56:24
- 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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#2006 2012-07-14 00:25:36
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,
The solution #1526 is correct. Good work!
#1527. If the sum of two numbers is 22 and the sum of their squares is 404, find the product of 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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#2007 2012-07-14 00:27:27
- 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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#2008 2012-07-14 00:28:57
- anonimnystefy
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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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#2009 2012-07-14 23:24:19
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,
The solution #1527 is correct. Brilliant!
#1528. The sum of three numbers is 264. If the first number be twice the second and third number be one-third of the first, what is the second number?
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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#2010 2012-07-14 23:26:16
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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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#2011 2012-07-15 23:43:56
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1528 is perfect. Marvelous!
#1529. The sum of seven consecutive odd integers is 133. Find the least odd integer.
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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#2012 2012-07-16 00:17:58
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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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#2013 2012-07-16 03:10:30
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#2014 2012-07-16 23:44:40
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and careless25,
Good work, careless25!
#1530. The sum of two numbers is 22. Five times one number is equal to 6 times the other. Find the bigger number of the two 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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#2015 2012-07-16 23:56:08
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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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#2016 2012-07-18 00:06:18
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1530 is correct. Good work!
#1531. The sum of two numbers is 40 and their difference is 4. Find the ratio of 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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#2017 2012-07-18 00:14:11
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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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#2018 2012-07-19 00:06:44
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1531 is correct. Good work!
#1532. The difference between 90% of a number and 74% of the same number is 268. What is 56% of that number?
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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#2019 2012-07-19 01:06:53
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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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#2020 2012-07-19 22:52:04
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1532 is perfect. Good work!
#1533. 5 out of 2250 parts of earth is sulfur. What is the percentage of sulfur in the earth?
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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#2021 2012-07-19 23:00:56
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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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#2022 2012-07-20 23:06:47
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1533 is correct. Well done!
#1534. If 16% of 40% of a number is 8, then what is the number?
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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#2023 2012-07-21 00:12:37
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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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#2024 2012-07-22 00:11:24
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1534 is correct. Good work!
#1535. In an examination, 36% of the students failed in Hindi, 54% failed in English, and 20% failed in both. What percent of the total students passed in both the subjects?
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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#2025 2012-07-22 02:43:30
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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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