Math, asked by smartcow1, 1 year ago

Hey there,
here is a test to how good your math is...
A mathematician was challenged to write nineteen in a manner that if one was taken out of it, it became twenty. He failed to do it.

Can you help him?


AdityaLakhera: 20-1

Answers

Answered by AdityaLakhera
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20-1 This is. the answer

smartcow1: XIX is the answer which refers to nineteen in roman numeric system. On taking out one i.e. I, we will get XX that is equal to twenty.
smartcow1: so you are correct
AdityaLakhera: thanks
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Answered by KnowMore
3
Hey there!

This is a nice question.

Here is the solution:-

Here,we have to use a simple concept of Roman numerals.

In Roman numerals,we write nineteen as XIX.So when we take I out of the middle portion,it becomes XX,which means twenty.
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