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#1 2006-02-01 10:57:09
- angeleyes01
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How Many Hundreds
ONE HUNDRED
A MONKEY
TON
500/5
100x5
CENTURY
300
MILLENNIUM
HOW MANY HUNDREDS ARE THERE?
#2 2006-02-01 16:43:03
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Re: How Many Hundreds
Lots!
ONE HUNDRED = 100
A MONKEY = Slang for $500 = 5 × 100
TON = Slang for 100 mph = 100
500/5 = 100
100x5 = 5 × 100
CENTURY = 100
300 = 3 × 100
MILLENNIUM = 10 × 100
But you can also look at the Roman Numerals in the words. 
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#3 2006-02-02 08:39:04
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Re: How Many Hundreds
TON = Slang for 100 mph = 100
Isn't a ton 2000 pounds? 20 hundreds?
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#4 2006-02-02 11:19:46
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Re: How Many Hundreds
That's what i thought.But i got the answer it was 75 .