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  • B brianwelsch

    Shog9 wrote:

    Eat one, then give a potato to each child.

    This one concerns me a little, Shog. For the numbers to work out, you'd have to have meant to eat a child, then pass out the 5 spuds to the remaining 5 sad, fearful children. Otherwise, excellent solutions! Good "out-of-the-box" thinking!

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    Raj Lal
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    brianwelsch wrote:

    5 sad, fearful children

    LMAO

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    • R Raj Lal

      What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

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      Ravi Bhavnani
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      My guess for the largest value would be ((9! raised to 9!) raised to 9!). /ravi

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      • F Fernando A Gomez F

        peterchen wrote:

        Or what about 99/0

        :wtf: undefined... at least in the real field...

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        but as close as possible to "as big as it can get" :rolleyes: ok, lim (x->0) (99/x)<7code> would stretch the requirements a bit (and it's not really a number, but it might pass) * * * _Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Velopers, Develprs, Developers!_ We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic _joint venture definition of CP_ [Linkify!](http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/Linkify.asp)|[Fold With Us!](http://www.codeproject.com/script/profile/whos_who.asp?msg=919055&id=175#xx919055xx)

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        • R Ravi Bhavnani

          My guess for the largest value would be ((9! raised to 9!) raised to 9!). /ravi

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          RC_Sebastien_C
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          Good, but you're loosing a bit on the coolness factor posting an hour after the solution and without using the superscript :-D

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          • R RC_Sebastien_C

            Good, but you're loosing a bit on the coolness factor posting an hour after the solution and without using the superscript :-D

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            Ravi Bhavnani
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            HollyHooo wrote:

            loosing a bit on the coolness factor

            That's OK. Everyone knows:    ASSERT (me == !cool);    ASSERT ((me & cool) == NULL); :) /ravi

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            • R Raj Lal

              A 1: 999 As a lot of you had already figured out , the question was only three digits so cannot use factorial there. A 2: Serve mashed potatoes , a lot of you have guessed this one too

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              RC_Sebastien_C
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              A 1: Question was only three digits, but question should have been only three digits and digts only. A 2: I prefer Shog's answer

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              • R RC_Sebastien_C

                A 1: Question was only three digits, but question should have been only three digits and digts only. A 2: I prefer Shog's answer

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                Raj Lal
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                HollyHooo wrote:

                only three digits and digts only.

                oh ! that IFF factor :-> missed it

                HollyHooo wrote:

                I prefer Shog's answer

                me too :-D

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                • R Ravi Bhavnani

                  HollyHooo wrote:

                  loosing a bit on the coolness factor

                  That's OK. Everyone knows:    ASSERT (me == !cool);    ASSERT ((me & cool) == NULL); :) /ravi

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                  RC_Sebastien_C
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                  You gained it all back :) thanks for taking it for what it was, as a joke

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                  • R Raj Lal

                    HollyHooo wrote:

                    only three digits and digts only.

                    oh ! that IFF factor :-> missed it

                    HollyHooo wrote:

                    I prefer Shog's answer

                    me too :-D

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                    RC_Sebastien_C
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                    Quartz... wrote:

                    HollyHooo wrote: I prefer Shog's answer me too

                    LOL

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                    • G Gary Wheeler

                      9!9!9! == a big freakin' number.


                      Software Zen: delete this;

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                      Fernando A Gomez F
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                      9!9!9!! is bigger :-D

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                      • R Raj Lal

                        What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

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                        stano
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                        As long as you're not restricted to Base 10, in Base Infinity the answer is infinity. :)

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                        • D Dan Neely

                          9^(9^9) = 9^81 ~= 2 * 10&77

                          -- Rules of thumb should not be taken for the whole hand.

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                          Aryo Handono
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                          dan neely wrote:

                          9^(9^9) = 9^81

                          So... 9^9 = 81 eh ? :-D

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                            dan neely wrote:

                            9^(9^9) = 9^81

                            So... 9^9 = 81 eh ? :-D

                            "Courage choose who will follow, Fate choose who will lead" - Lord Gunner, Septerra Core "Press any key to continue, where's the ANY key ?" - Homer Simpsons Drinking gives me amazing powers of insight. I can solve all the worlds problems when drunk, but can never remember the solutions in the morning. - Michael P Butler to Paul Watson on 12/08/03

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                            Dan Neely
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                            :doh:

                            -- Rules of thumb should not be taken for the whole hand.

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                            • R Raj Lal

                              What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

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                              PIEBALDconsult
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                              I generally write all values and code with only the five digits on my right hand; using only three won't alter that very much. In fact I could just use one digit to hold down the 9 key for a while... 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 Ok, now that digit is tired. And I need to pick up my coffee mug.

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                              • S stano

                                As long as you're not restricted to Base 10, in Base Infinity the answer is infinity. :)

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                                PIEBALDconsult
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                                Is infinity a value?

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                                • R Raj Lal

                                  What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three numbers digits, ofcourse ? For those who don't want to think in numbers How will you divide 5 potatoes among 6 childrens, you cannot use fractions -- modified at 14:28 Tuesday 6th February, 2007

                                  Omit Needless Words - Strunk, William, Jr.


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                                  Jesse Evans
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                                  Quartz... wrote:

                                  What is the largest values you can write with ONLY three digits

                                  Well, I can grasp a pencil between my thumb and two fingers (that's three digits!) and write any number I wish! Ha!

                                  'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse

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