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Carter
29/05/2017 at 08:08
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"I seem to have overdrawn my account," said Mr. Green to the bank president, «though I can't for the life of me understand how it could have happened. You see, I originally had $100 in the bank. Then I made six withdrawals. These withdrawals add up to $100, but according to my records, there was only $99 in the bank to draw from. Let me show you the figures." Mr. Green handed the bank president a sheet of paper on which he had written: 

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«As you see," said Mr. Green, "I seem to owe the bank a dollar."

The bank president looked over the figures and smiled. "I appreciate your honesty, Mr. Green. But you owe us nothing."

 "Then there is a mistake in the figures"

"No, your figures are correct."

Can you explain where the error lies? 

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    Phan Thanh Tinh Coordinator 04/06/2017 at 08:50

    There is no reason whatever why Mr. Green's original deposit of $100 should equal the total of the amounts left after each withdrawal. It is just a coincidence that the total of the right-hand column comes as close as it does to $100. This is easily seen by making charts to show a different series of withdrawals. Here are two possibilities: 

    Withdrawals Amount left on deposit $99 1 $100 $1 0 $1 $1 97 1 1 $100 $99 98 97 0 $294

    As you see, the total on the left must always be $100, but the total on the right can be made very small or very large. Assuming that withdrawals can never involve a fraction of a cent, try to determine the smallest possible total and the largest possible total that the right-hand column can have.

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FoLder
26/07/2017 at 11:30
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Let a,b,c > 0.

Find MAX of : \(A=\dfrac{abc}{\left(a+b\right)\left(b+c\right)\left(c+a\right)}\)

Maximum

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    Searching4You 26/07/2017 at 11:53

    Use Cauchy's inequality for positive numbes a,b,c.

    \(a+b\ge2\sqrt{ab},b+c\ge2\sqrt{bc},c+a\ge2\sqrt{ca}\)

    \(\Rightarrow\left(a+b\right)\left(b+c\right)\left(c+a\right)\ge8\sqrt{ab}\cdot\sqrt{bc}\cdot\sqrt{ca}=8abc\)

    \(\Rightarrow A=\dfrac{abc}{\left(a+b\right)\left(b+c\right)\left(c+a\right)}\le\dfrac{1}{8}\)

    \(MaxA=\dfrac{1}{8}\Leftrightarrow a=b=c>0\)

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    ¤« 03/04/2018 at 13:32

    Use Cauchy's inequality for positive numbes a,b,c.

    a+b≥2ab−−√,b+c≥2bc−−√,c+a≥2ca−−√

    ⇒(a+b)(b+c)(c+a)≥8ab−−√⋅bc−−√⋅ca−−√=8abc

    ⇒A=abc(a+b)(b+c)(c+a)≤18

    MaxA=18⇔a=b=c>0


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Summer Clouds moderators
11/08/2017 at 08:36
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A particular date is called a difference date if subtracting the month number from the day gives you the two-digit year. For example, June 29, 2023 and January 1, 2100 are difference dates since 29 − 6 = 23 and 1 − 1 = 00. Including these two dates, how many dates during the 21st century (January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2100) can be classified as difference dates?

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    Lê Quốc Trần Anh Coordinator 11/08/2017 at 08:47

    A diference date only appears once/month (Only 1 subtraction is classified). So there will be: 1 difference date/month -> 12 difference date/ year -> 1200 difference date/ century.

    So there will be 1200 difference date during the 21st century.


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Mary Cute
04/09/2017 at 15:50
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 Prove that p can be written as a power of 2, 

p=4+22+23+24+⋯+220.
  
HELP ME !!!gianroi

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    Phan Thanh Tinh Coordinator 04/09/2017 at 22:19

    p = 4 + 22 + 23 + 24 + ... + 220

    => 2p = 8 + 23 + 24 +25 +  ... + 221

    => 2p - p = (8 + 221) - (4 + 22)

    => p = 221

    So, p can be written as a power of 2

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    Dao Trong Luan 04/09/2017 at 16:04

    4 + 22 + 23 + 24 + ... + 220

    we have:

    22 + 23 + 24 + ... + 220 have 220 - 22 + 1 = 199

    And the number of even number are:

    \(\left(\text{220 - 20}\right):2+1=102\) [even number]

    So the number of odd are:

    199 - 102 = 97 [odd]

    Because the number of odd is a odd 

    => Their sum are a odd

    So 22 + 23 + ... + 220 is a odd

    P is a odd

    So P can't written as power of 2hihi


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Summer Clouds moderators
21/09/2017 at 09:17
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A bag contains identical sized balls of different colours : 10 red, 9 white, 7 yellow, 2 blue and 1 black. Without looking into the bag, Peter takes out the balls one by one from it. What is the least number of balls Peter must take out to ensure that at least 3 balls have the same colour? 

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    Dao Trong Luan 21/09/2017 at 09:28

    Worst case is Peter take out 2 red balls, 2 white balls, 2 yellow balls, all blue ball and black ball.

    So Peter taken:

    2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 9 [balls]

    Not three members of the same color, have to take 1 ball more

    Number of balls to take are: 9 + 1 = 10 [balls]

    Answer 10 balls

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    Vũ Trung Dũng 30/09/2017 at 18:08

    A=x2−xy+y2>x2−xy−xy+y2A=x2−xy+y2>x2−xy−xy+y2

    ⇒A>x2−2xy+y2⇒A>x2−2xy+y2

    ⇒A>(x−y)2⇒A>(x−y)2

    But (x−y)2≥0(x−y)2≥0

    ⇔A≥0⇔A≥0

    But A≠0⇒A>0


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Summer Clouds moderators
19/10/2017 at 14:12
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Sam wishes to contribute a total of $2500 to Charity A and Charity B, in the ratio of 2:3. How many dollars should Sam contribute to Charity B?

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    ForOver Coordinator 19/10/2017 at 16:18

    We have : The ratio : Charity A : Charity B = 2 : 3.

    The money Sam contributes to Charity B is : \(\dfrac{2500}{2+3}\cdot3=1500\)$.

    Answer : 1500$.

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06/12/2017 at 14:00
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For how many three-digit positive integers is the sum of the digits of the integer equal to 9?

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    Lê Quốc Trần Anh Coordinator 06/12/2017 at 16:36

    There are: \(9-1+1=9\left(numbers\right)\) from 100 to 199.

    There are: \(9-2+1=8\left(numbers\right)\) from 200 to 299.

    ................................................................

    There are: \(9-9+1=1\left(number\right)\) from 900 to 999.

    So there are total is: \(9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1=45\left(numbers\right)\)  satisfy the question.

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    Vũ Mạnh Hùng 06/12/2017 at 19:02

    there are:9-1+1=9(numbers)

    there are :9-2 +1=8(numbers)

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    there are:9-9+1=1(number)

    the number of number have 3 digits can disivible by 3 is:

    9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1=45 (numbers)

    answer:45 numbers


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Lê Quốc Trần Anh Coordinator
03/01/2018 at 17:04
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 In basketball, a player can score via 3-point shots, 2-point shots and 1-point free throws. If Shakeel made eight 2-point shots and scored 30 points in all, what is the minimum number of free throws he could have made? 


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Lê Quốc Trần Anh Coordinator
19/06/2018 at 02:18
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A certain disease is expected to infect 1 out of every 10,000 individuals in a country. A test for the disease is 99.5% accurate. It never gives a false indication when it is negative, so 0.5% of the people who take the test will get inaccurate readings, all of which will be false positives (meaning that the people test positive but do not have the disease). Let us suppose you test positive; what is the probability that you actually have the disease? Express your answer as a percent to the nearest whole number.


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Quoc Tran Anh Le Coordinator
05/08/2018 at 03:49
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Celia, Desi and Everett are each wearing a hat that displays a different whole number from 1 to 9, inclusive. Each number cannot be seen by the person wearing it, but that number is visible to the other two individuals. Everett says, “The sum of the numbers I see is 6.” Celia says, “The product of the numbers I see is 10.” What is the sum of the numbers that Everett could possibly have on his hat? 

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m×n 1×2 1×3 1×4 1×5 1×6
2×1 2×2 2×3 2×4 2×5 2×6
3×1 3×2 3×3 3×4 3×5 3×6
4×1 4×2 4×3 4×4 4×5 4×6
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6×1 6×2 6×3 6×4 6×5 6×6

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