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#2 2010-03-26 06:30:35
- JaneFairfax
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Re: "Work" problem
In other words, A takes 12 hours to paint the house, B takes 6 hours to paint the house, and C takes 24 hours to remove all the paint from the house.
#3 2010-03-26 13:47:23
- bobbym
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Re: "Work" problem
Hi soroban;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#5 2010-04-01 05:14:58
- S.G. Shredmaster
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Re: "Work" problem
"Shoot C", indeed!
When you're old and your eyes are dim, There ain't no old shep gonna happen again
We'll still go walking down country lanes, I'll sing the same old song
Hear me call your name