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Anil Saigal
09/17/2005
FOR CHILDREN FOR GROWNUPS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS ON 09/08/05 SOLUTION FOR GROWNUPS
PROBLEM # 1
The collection of
nickels and dimes is worth $2.35. If twice the number of dimes is three
more than three times the number of nickels, how many dimes are there.
PROBLEM # 2
If log16 (29 + log16 b) = 5/4, determine the value of b.
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FOR CHILDREN
PROBLEM # 1
The
number 1961 has rotational symmetry because the number looks the same
turned upside down. Find the next greatest number that has this unique
feature.
6009.
PROBLEM # 2
In
the country of Math, the citizens pay numerically the same percent in
income tax as they make in Math dollars per week. What is the maximum
amount of money in Math dollars that a person can take home after
paying taxes each week?
$25 on earnings of $50 per week.
Congratulations to Sandeep
Bansal, Gati Dharani, Shailesh Goregaokar, Amit Jain, Dattatraya Joshi,
Anupa Manjunatha, Ashwini Manjunatha, Amol Mehta, Ameek Ponda, Bhaskar
Rao, Mukund Seshadri and Manan Thakkar, who were winners of the last
set of puzzles.
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