12 = M in a Y
OK that works out to MONTHS in a YEAR.
Now, all the polymaths out there solve the following
1) 54 = C in a P (with J)
2) 13 = P at the L S
3) 15 = M on a D M C
4) 29 = D in F in a L Y
5) 80 = F S
6) 10 = P B
7) 100 = N in B T
8) 28 = N of D in the L C
9) 5 = P on a P
10) 4 = R of P in the O T
11) D = 500 in A N
12) 13 = C in O S
13) 21 = P in a N D
14) 0.81818181 . . . = F
15) 26535 = The N five D of P.
* There’s also one trick one and one reverse one
Now, all the polymaths out there solve the following
1) 54 = C in a P (with J)
2) 13 = P at the L S
3) 15 = M on a D M C
4) 29 = D in F in a L Y
5) 80 = F S
6) 10 = P B
7) 100 = N in B T
8) 28 = N of D in the L C
9) 5 = P on a P
10) 4 = R of P in the O T
11) D = 500 in A N
12) 13 = C in O S
13) 21 = P in a N D
14) 0.81818181 . . . = F
15) 26535 = The N five D of P.
* There’s also one trick one and one reverse one
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posted by Rajesh Lal at
11:51 PM
25 Comments:
I have the first four, but not the rest (yet):
54 = Cards in a Pack (with Jokers)
13 = People at the Last Supper
15 = Men on a Dead Man's Chest
29 = Days in February in a Leap Year
The last one:
26535 = The Next Five Decimals of Pi
Five down ten to go!
D = 500 in Arabic Numerals
9 to go...
#8 5= P on a P
5= Points on a Pentagram
12) 13 cards in one suit???
Not sure about that one but it fits.
5) 80 = Five Sixteens
7) 100 = Nine in Base Three
8) 28 = Number of Days in the Lunar Calendar
14) .818181818... = Fraction (9/11)!!!
Chris ... nice work ... I also thought 28=Number of days in the lunar calendar.
Just asking ... isn't the lunar calendar 29.53 days?
7) 100 = N in B T
100 = Nine in base Three
6) 10 = P B
10= Pair Binary
OR Pure Binary
OR Perfect Binary
OR Possible Binary
OR Pair Bits
OR .... (on the binary theme)
Cam
Hi Zaux, 29.53 is the number of days in the lunar cycle. There are 13 lunar months per year => 28 days/month (as near as dammit).
Chris ... sorry, you're correct
4) 29 = D in F in a L Y
29 = Days in February in a Light Year
10?) rules? of p in old testament. Preety sure ot is the old testament.
13) 21 pairs in a new deck?
#8 more correct to say lunar cycle rather than calendar
11) D = 500 in A N
Anonymous says - D = 500 in Arabic Numerals
The forerunner to arabic numerals, up to 8th Century or thereabouts, was the abjad numeral system and the D symbol represents 800.
I thought modern arabic used numbers the same way we do - ٨٠٠
(if this doesn't come through its and inverted v followed by two dots)
The again, this is what I remember from and 40 year old classical education in England, so I'm probably way off the mark...
To the first anonymous above (i.e. third post):
D = 500 in Roman Numerals, not Arabic Numerals.
I think the question should have been D = 500 in R N.
To Wizard of Oz
You have pointed out that it should be D= 500 in roman numerals, which is correct, but on a slighly left-field aside - my brother just bought a Volvo XC90 4x4 here in England, and you have just made me realise it is in fact a Volvo 90 90!
Anoymous 11:14 AM. No! - the lunar cycle is 29.53... days, the lunar calendar month is 28 days.
Wiz, I think the question should have been D in R N = 500 in A N.
I still maintain that "D = 500 in arabic numerals" is correct.
Think about it this way... "D is the same as 500 when expressed in arabic numerals".
It's a little ambiguous written in the form of the original question but could be interpreted as above.
Got two more!
10) 4 = Rivers of Paradise in the Old Testament
13) 21 = Pips in a Normal Dice
Anon:
21 pairs in a new deck? Sorry I can't work that one out, there's more than 21 pairs in a pack of cards, and why would it have to be a new deck?
I thought q10 referred to the Old Testament also, but I don't know enough about the Bible to get the "R of P" part. Maybe it's not referring to that at all.
Wiz, if your answer to 13 was correct wouldn't it be "on" rather than "in".
Thanks for cracking No 10 though, that one was annoying me.
80=FS is not five sixteens... although it works
the answer is four score
I agree F S is Four Score.
54 = C in a P (with J) 54 = Cards in a Pack (with Jokers)
13 = P at the L S 13 = People at the Last Supper
15 = M on a D M C 15 = Men on a Dead Man's Chest
29 = D in F in a L Y 29 = Days in February in a Leap Year
80 = F S 80 = Five Sixteens or Four Score
10 = P B 10 = Pair Binary
100 = N in B T 100 = Nine in Base Three
28 = N of D in the L C 28 = Number of Days in the Lunar Calendar
5 = P on a P 5= Points on a Pentagram
4 = R of P in the O T 4 = Rivers of Paradise in the Old Testament
D = 500 in A N D = 500 in Arabic Numerals
13 = C in O S 13 = Cards in One Suit
21 = P in a N D 21 = Pips in a Normal Dice
0.81818181 . . . = F .818181818... = Fraction (9/11)
26535 = The N five D of P. 26535 = The Next Five Decimals of Pi
This is a collection of all the answers so far.....
Not sure about the Old Testament "Rivers of Paradise" as I think there were only 2 - the Euphrates and the Tigris - that bordered Eden. I do go along with the old testament part though!
Pips in Normal Dice.... Nah - thats dots on a normal dice in common parlance.
The rest I'm happy with
The four rivers of paradise are:
Pishon, Gihon, Hiddekel and Perat.
Thanks Chris. My memory is still a little hazy from the old days!
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