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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by bencollier49 on Monday July 19, 2021 @02:19PM (#27885681)
I assumed kopecks were pennies. If Misha needs one, and Masha doesn't have enough to give her one, than Masha must have none. So the answer follows from that.
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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by colinmhayes on Monday July 19, 2021 @03:07PM (#27886190)
How can they combine their money if one of them doesn't have any?
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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by bencollier49 on Monday July 19, 2021 @03:24PM (#27886347)
Communism?
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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by sethammons on Monday July 19, 2021 @03:41PM (#27886530)
Ok. I literally laughed out loud.
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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by culebron21 on Monday July 19, 2021 @02:25PM (#27885750)
But naturally, at first you assume the numbers are natural. :)
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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by throwaway744678 on Monday July 19, 2021 @02:28PM (#27885787)
Well, yes, otherwise you'd have an infinite number of solutions.
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