SEASONS GREETINGS FROM REALM OF MATHEMATIC

                                      MERRY CHRISTMAS AND AHAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  from REALM OF MATHEMATICS ...

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THE MISSING COIN PROBLEM

© Ben Heine Have you ever encountered the problem regarding the missing coin? Here it is: A man wanted to buy a book worth 97 pesos but he does not have money for it. He decided to borrow from his friends. He borrowed 50 pesos each from his two friends. Now he has 100 pesos, which is enough to buy the book. He then bought the book and got a change of 3 pesos. Since he still have 3 pesos, he decided to pay 1 peso each to his friends....

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DIGITAL CIRCLISM

© Ben Heine What are circles? How circles are used in works of art? A circle is the set of all points equidistant from a fixed point called the center. Circles could be seen anywhere. The tires of a car, wall clocks, door knobs, plates, and other objects may come in circular shape. With all of these, I was truly amazed with the use of circles in artworks.   One of these are the works of Ben Heine. He used CIRCLES in forming photos/figures....

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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF 40 DAYS IN THE BIBLE

Photo Courtesy : Andrea Church/morgueFile This is more than a month but God considers 40 DAYS a spiritually significant time period. Here are some situations in the Bible denoting the role of 40 DAYS:    > Noah's life was transformed by 40 DAYS of rain.   > Moses was transformed by 40 DAYS on Mount Sinai.   > The spies are transformed by 40 DAYS in the Promise Land.   > David was transformed...

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MULTIPLYING NUMBERS BY 11

Photo Courtesy: Kirsty Hall/flickr  Photo Courtesy: Andrea Jaccarino/stock.xchng If you were asked to multiply a given number by 11, how would you do it? I’m sure you’ll do the normal multiplication process like this:                           23                ...

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BASIC MATH QUIZ (Part I: Decimals and Integers)

Photo Courtesy: Aron/morgueFile <p><p><a href="http://rg-dante.polldaddy.com/s/basic-math-quiz">View Survey</a></p></p&gt...

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YEAR 2011

Photo Courtesy: grietgriet/morgueFile Year 2011 is coming to an end. Before a new year comes, let us review things about 2011 that makes it somewhat special and amazing. This year there are four (4) unusual dates. These are:    1) 01/01/11 or 1/1/11    = January 1, 2011    2) 01/11/11 or 1/11/11  = January 11, 2011    3) 11/01/11 or 11/1/11  = November 1, 2011    4) 11/11/11  ...

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SQUARING NUMBERS ENDING IN 5

Photo Courtesy: Alvimann/morgueFile What is 152? How about 252? How would you find the answer? Can you tell the answer in 3 to 5 seconds? Yes, there is a fast way of squaring numbers ending in 5. The method lies on the pattern being formed by the numbers upon squaring as related to the numbers being squared. Let's observe the pattern of the numbers.     52 = 25     152 = 225     252...

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THE 3 CATS, 3 MICE PROBLEM

Photoi Courtesy: chaka/morgueFile It takes five (5) cats to catch five (5) mice in five (5) days. How long would it take for three (3) cats to catch three (3) mice? Please post your answer with corresponding explanation / solution here...

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