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#1301 2011-09-03 05:14:48
- ShivamS
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Re: Oral puzzles
Okay, could someone explain #1212 to me? I am pretty confused about the carpet width.
The room=18m long
Thats all I really understand about it.
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#1302 2011-09-03 05:20:52
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
I have an answer but I am not sure about it at all. Should wait for ganesh to verify it.
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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#1303 2011-09-03 05:25:23
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Re: Oral puzzles
The reason I failed oral math-couldn't understand the question. Well, not failed, but a 97% is pretty bad.
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#1304 2011-09-03 05:27:55
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Re: Oral puzzles
They have a course called oral math?
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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#1305 2011-09-03 05:29:48
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Re: Oral puzzles
Not a special course, but a sub-classification under math.
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#1306 2011-09-03 05:33:02
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Re: Oral puzzles
And 97% is a failure? That does not leave much room for improvement.
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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#1307 2011-09-03 05:37:00
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Re: Oral puzzles
3% is a lot. Basically for me anything less then 100% si a fail, maybe cause I never got anything lower then that in my life, except in oral math and art.
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#1308 2011-09-03 06:17:56
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
Not to upset you but the failures come.
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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#1309 2011-09-03 08:56:09
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
not always.
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#1310 2011-09-03 18:26:38
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and Shivamcoder3013,
#1213. The diagonal of the floor of a rectangular room is 7½ feet. The shorter sided of the room is 4½ feet. What is the area of the room in square feet?
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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#1311 2011-09-03 22:16:42
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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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#1312 2011-09-03 23:36:29
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1213 is perfect. Good work!
#1214. If the area of a rectangular plot increases by 30% while its breadth remains the same, what would be the ratio of the areas of the new and old figures?
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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#1313 2011-09-04 00:45:23
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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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#1314 2011-09-04 01:03:55
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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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#1315 2011-09-04 01:08:16
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi anonimnystefy,
The solution #1214 is perfect. Good work!
#1215. In two triangles, the ratio of the areas is 4:3 and the ratio of their heights is 3:4. Find the ratio of their bases.
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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#1316 2011-09-04 01:16:54
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Re: Oral puzzles
hi ganesh
Last edited by anonimnystefy (2011-09-04 01:20:48)
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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#1317 2011-09-04 01:20:02
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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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#1318 2011-09-05 00:44:24
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi,
The solution #1215 is perfect. (16:9). Well done, anonimnystefy and bobbym!
#1216. Which on of the following shows the best percentage?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(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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#1319 2011-09-05 00:57:26
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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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#1320 2011-09-05 01:01:56
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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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#1321 2011-09-05 01:20:02
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,
The solution #1216 is perfect. Neat job!
#1217. If a, b, and c are integers;
and , then what are the values of a, b, and c respectively?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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#1322 2011-09-05 01:21:53
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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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#1323 2011-09-05 01:25:13
- 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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#1324 2011-09-06 00:44:42
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,
The solution #1217 is perfect. Good work!
#1218. If A : B = 2 : 3, B : C = 4 : 5, and C : D = 6 : 7, find the ratio A : B : C : D.
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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#1325 2011-09-06 00:56:33
- 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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