Friday, 28 August 2009

DAY 11
How many 9's are there between 1 and 100?

Answer:

twenty

Day 12
What unusual feature is shared by the numbers 1, 2, 3, 6, and 12?

Answer:

They add up to 24 and each is a factor of 24.

DAY 13
A man and his sister were walking together. The woman pointed across the street to a boy. "That's my nephew," she said. The man replied, "Well, he's not my nephew." If both were correct, how is this possible?

Answer:

The boy was the man's son.

DAY 14
Using a calculator, approximately how long is:

1,000 seconds

1,000,000 seconds

1,000,000,000 seconds

Answer:

1,000 seconds - 17 minutes

1,000,000 seconds - 12 days

1,000,000,000 seconds - 33 years

DAY 15

What is the next number in this sequence?

1/12...1/6...1/4...1/3...5/12...1/2...7/12...2/3...3/4...5/6..._____

Answer:

11/12.....The pattern is to add 1/12 to each term (and reduce).

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