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#6251 2019-03-01 00:31:38
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#4374. Evaluate:
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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#6252 2019-03-02 00:16:36
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#4375. Evaluate:
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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#6253 2019-03-03 00:57:15
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#4376. Evaluate:
Take positive square root only.
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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#6254 2019-03-04 00:36:46
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#4377. Find the value of n.
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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#6255 2019-03-06 00:25:25
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#4378. Evaluate:
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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#6256 2019-03-08 00:34:35
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#4379. Find the value of h.
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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#6257 2019-03-09 00:23:46
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#4380. Martina purchased 23 braclets at the rate of $160 per bracelet. At what rate per beacelet should she sell the bracelets such stat profit earned is 15%?
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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#6258 2019-03-11 00:29:57
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#4381. When the price of a radio was reduced by 20%, its sale increased by 80%. What is the net effect on the sale?
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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#6259 2019-03-13 00:25:04
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#4382.A man bought a horse and a carriage for $3000. He sold the horse at a gain of 20% and the carriage at a loss of 10%, thereby gaining 2% on the whole. Find the cost of the horse.
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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#6260 2019-03-15 00:39:53
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#4383. A person sold an article for $3600 and got profit of 20%. Had he sold the article for $3150, how much profit would he have got?
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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#6261 2019-03-17 00:39:40
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#4384. If the cost price of 15 articles be equal to the selling price of 20 articles, find the loss percentage in the transaction.
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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#6262 2019-03-17 19:52:44
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#4385. Allowing 20% and 15% successive discounts, the selling price of an article becomes $3060. What is the marked price?
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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#6263 2019-03-18 03:06:36
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#4386. P sold a music system to K at 20% gain and K sold it to S at 40% gain. If S paid $10,500 for the music system, what amount did P pay for the same?
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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#6264 2019-03-18 14:38:13
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#4387. 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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#6265 2019-03-19 00:26:39
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#4388. Evaluate:
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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#6266 2019-03-19 14:24:23
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#6267 2019-03-19 15:48:20
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The solution #4388 is correct. Good work, Monox D. I-Fly!
#4389. The sum of two numbers is 3 and the sum of their squares is 12. Find the product.
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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#6268 2019-03-20 00:16:38
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#4390. The sum of two numbers is 42 and their product is 437. Find 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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#6269 2019-03-20 15:42:14
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#4391. The product of two numbers is 120. The sum of their squares is 289. Find the difference 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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#6270 2019-03-21 00:39:41
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#4392. The product of two consecutive odd numbers is 4899. What is the smaller 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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#6271 2019-03-22 01:10:42
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#4393. Evaluate:
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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#6272 2019-03-22 07:04:13
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#6273 2019-03-22 14:23:06
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The solution #4393 is correct. Excellent, math9maniac!
#4394. Evaluate:
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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#6274 2019-03-23 01:02:42
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#4395. Evaluate:
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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#6275 2019-03-23 15:17:18
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#4396. If (x - y) = 1, 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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