Hey!
THE PROBLEM:
How many minutes is it until six o'clock if fifty minutes ago it was four times as many minutes past three o'clock?
The right answer you can find in comments.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Some Math Jokes
Hi!
1.
"My life is all arithmetic", the young businesswoman explains. "I try to add to my income, subtract from my weight, divide my time, and avoid multiplying..."
2.
In a dark, narrow alley, a function and a differential operator meet:
"Get out of my way - or I'll differentiate you till you're zero!"
"Try it - I'm ex..."
3.
Math problems? Call 1-800-[(10x)(13i)2]-[sin(xy)/2.362x].
4.
"What is Pi?"
A mathematician: "Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter."
A computer programmer: "Pi is 3.141592653589 in double precision."
A physicist: "Pi is 3.14159 plus or minus 0.000005."
An engineer: "Pi is about 22/7."
A nutritionist: "Pie is a healthy and delicious dessert!"
5.
Ivan Ivanovich, great russian Scientist does an experiment. He wants
to know how fast a thermometer falls down. He takes a thermometer and
a light, a candle light. He drops both from the 3rd floor and recognices
that they are reaching the ground at the same time. Ivan Ivanovich, great
russian scientific writes in his book: A theomometer falls with the speed
of light.
6.
Mathematicians never die - they only loose some of their functions.
7.
A math professor, a native Texan, was asked by one of his students: "What is mathematics good for?"
He replied: "This question makes me sick! If you show someone the Grand Canyon for the first time, and he asks you `What's it good for?' What would you do? Well, you kick that guy off the cliff!"
8.
Life is complex: it has both real and imaginary components.
9.
Q: What is the difference between a mathematician and a philosopher?
A: The mathematician only needs paper, pencil, and a trash bin for his work - the philosopher can do without the trash bin...
10.
Teacher: "Who can tell me what 7 times 6 is?"
Student: "It's 42!"
Teacher: "Very good! - And who can tell me what 6 times 7 is?"
Same student: "It's 24!"
1.
"My life is all arithmetic", the young businesswoman explains. "I try to add to my income, subtract from my weight, divide my time, and avoid multiplying..."
2.
In a dark, narrow alley, a function and a differential operator meet:
"Get out of my way - or I'll differentiate you till you're zero!"
"Try it - I'm ex..."
3.
Math problems? Call 1-800-[(10x)(13i)2]-[sin(xy)/2.362x].
4.
"What is Pi?"
A mathematician: "Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter."
A computer programmer: "Pi is 3.141592653589 in double precision."
A physicist: "Pi is 3.14159 plus or minus 0.000005."
An engineer: "Pi is about 22/7."
A nutritionist: "Pie is a healthy and delicious dessert!"
5.
Ivan Ivanovich, great russian Scientist does an experiment. He wants
to know how fast a thermometer falls down. He takes a thermometer and
a light, a candle light. He drops both from the 3rd floor and recognices
that they are reaching the ground at the same time. Ivan Ivanovich, great
russian scientific writes in his book: A theomometer falls with the speed
of light.
6.
Mathematicians never die - they only loose some of their functions.
7.
A math professor, a native Texan, was asked by one of his students: "What is mathematics good for?"
He replied: "This question makes me sick! If you show someone the Grand Canyon for the first time, and he asks you `What's it good for?' What would you do? Well, you kick that guy off the cliff!"
8.
Life is complex: it has both real and imaginary components.
9.
Q: What is the difference between a mathematician and a philosopher?
A: The mathematician only needs paper, pencil, and a trash bin for his work - the philosopher can do without the trash bin...
10.
Teacher: "Who can tell me what 7 times 6 is?"
Student: "It's 42!"
Teacher: "Very good! - And who can tell me what 6 times 7 is?"
Same student: "It's 24!"
Monday, February 11, 2008
Their Ages
Hello again!
THE PROBLEM:
"My husband's age," remarked a lady the other day, "is represented by the figures of my own age reversed. He is my senior, and the difference between our ages is one-eleventh of their sum."
How old are they?
The right answer you will find in comments.
THE PROBLEM:
"My husband's age," remarked a lady the other day, "is represented by the figures of my own age reversed. He is my senior, and the difference between our ages is one-eleventh of their sum."
How old are they?
The right answer you will find in comments.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Mrs. Anderson’s Age
Hello!
THE PROBLEM:
Paul: "Do you know, when the Andersons married eighteen years ago Mr. Anderson was three times as old as his wife, and to-day he is just twice as old as she?"
Ann: "Then how old was Mrs. Anderson on the wedding day?"
Can you answer Ann's question?
The right answer you will find in comments.
THE PROBLEM:
Paul: "Do you know, when the Andersons married eighteen years ago Mr. Anderson was three times as old as his wife, and to-day he is just twice as old as she?"
Ann: "Then how old was Mrs. Anderson on the wedding day?"
Can you answer Ann's question?
The right answer you will find in comments.
Monday, January 28, 2008
The Two Cars
Hi, everyone!
THE PROBLEM:
A man recently bought two cars, but afterwards found that they would not answer the purpose for which he wanted them. So he sold them for $1200 each, making a loss of 20%, on one car and a profit of 20%, on the other.
Did he make a profit on the whole transaction, or a loss? And how much?
Test yourself!
The right answer you can find in comments.
THE PROBLEM:
A man recently bought two cars, but afterwards found that they would not answer the purpose for which he wanted them. So he sold them for $1200 each, making a loss of 20%, on one car and a profit of 20%, on the other.
Did he make a profit on the whole transaction, or a loss? And how much?
Test yourself!
The right answer you can find in comments.
Monday, January 21, 2008
A Horse & A Man
Hi there!
THE PROBLEM:
A man has bought a horse for $300, and then he has resold it for $400. But later he has found more advantageous buyer, bought the horse back for $500 and sold it then for $600.
How much has the man earned?
The right answer you can find in comments.
THE PROBLEM:
A man has bought a horse for $300, and then he has resold it for $400. But later he has found more advantageous buyer, bought the horse back for $500 and sold it then for $600.
How much has the man earned?
The right answer you can find in comments.
Friday, January 18, 2008
The Problem about Bacteria
Hallo!
THE PROBLEM:
There are bacteria in a glass. In one second each of bacteria is gone divided in two, after that each of appeared bacteria in one second gone divided in two etc. In one minute glass is full.
In what time glass was half-filled?
What do you think about it?
The right answer you can find in comments.
THE PROBLEM:
There are bacteria in a glass. In one second each of bacteria is gone divided in two, after that each of appeared bacteria in one second gone divided in two etc. In one minute glass is full.
In what time glass was half-filled?
What do you think about it?
The right answer you can find in comments.
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