Math Problem
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				faygo
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Math Problem
How do you subtract one from nineteen to get 20
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				shadowman
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Start with base 12 and convert to base 10?
			
			
									
									
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				Eduardo
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Nineteen minus one is 18 which is old enough to buy a pack of 20 cigarettes.
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				okie dokie
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Put 19 credits into $1 VP machine.. play one credit and win two!?!
			
			
									
									
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				Eduardo
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XIX Take out the I ?
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				Tangueray
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 XIX
 
Take out the I
 
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How right you are. XIX-I=XX. Folks, don't ever doubt Eduardo again.
			
			
									
									
						Take out the I
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How right you are. XIX-I=XX. Folks, don't ever doubt Eduardo again.
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				mammajamma
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ya  but it's not a "one"   it's an ' I "  (capital eye)
			
			
									
									
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				Tedlark
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Don't ruin faygo's moment mammajamma, he has so very few...
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				Eduardo
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I had the same thought mamajama but the roman numberal "i" is indeed the roman numberal for one. Which reminds me of what my wise ancestor once said:"One think thereIV one morning." People didn't think he was very bright.



 
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                        





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