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There's Money In Mathematics
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Here are five mathematical words, each of which holds someone's money! Can you find it all?
1. diameter
2. mensuration
3. differential
4. polyhedron
5. triangular (or spherical)
Here's a bonus, but you'd have to travel to the Black Sea to spend it. Find it in:
6. logarithm
The Hints below give:
1. starting letters, then
2. countries where you would spend the money.
1. diameter
2. mensuration
3. differential
4. polyhedron
5. triangular (or spherical)
Here's a bonus, but you'd have to travel to the Black Sea to spend it. Find it in:
6. logarithm
The Hints below give:
1. starting letters, then
2. countries where you would spend the money.
Hint
Each word contains a coin or unit of currency. Its letters are found in order, though not necessarily consecutively.The starting letters are:
1. D
2. E
3. R
4. Y
5. R
6. L
Scroll down for the next clue, which might make this too easy - the countries in which the currency is found.
1. USA
2. France
3. Brazil
4. Japan
5. Iran
6. Georgia
Answer
1. DIaMEter - Dime2. mEnsURatiOn - Euro
3. diffeREntiAL - Real
4. polYhEdroN - Yen
5. tRIAnguLar - Rial
Bonus - well done if you got this...
6. LogARIthm - Lari
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Comments
Good trivia. I got only 1 right out, two more with the hint. I can't believe I messed number 2! I had not hope for 4 5 or 6.
Good teaser. Good hints.
Good teaser. Good hints.
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