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	The odds of winning a contest		2007-07-29
		From Kevin: I have been asked by a customer in Missisauga to track down some odds of winning a contest. In this contest, the last 4 digits of the winner's driver's license number have to match the last 4 digits of a Harley VIN number. There are 200 people maximum allowed into the drawing, 10,000 total possible VIN combos. Would the odds be 1:50 or something other than that? Answered by Harley Weston.
	BEDMAS?		2006-11-29
		From john: I won a contest and they have a confusing format for the STQ. here it is: 11 (+) 44 (x) 2 (-) 10 (%) 25 I've never seen brackets around the operands and wondering how to treat it. I fear they want me to answer the question left to right as the answer is 4 if I use BEDMAS I get 98.6 (which clearly sounds wrong for what they want) any thoughts? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	16X27+32÷4-26		2006-08-20
		From Amanda: The question was 16X27+32÷4-26. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Eligibility in a contest		2000-03-14
		From Ken Rabley: Hi, hoping you can help. Dispute among co-workers. Tell me, what is the correct answer to the following question: -1936 + (2406/4812) x (4756 - 3256) + 1250 Seems this is the question for eligibility in a contest...We have come up with various solutions, all which may be correct. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two contest problems		1999-04-14
		From Bruce Baldwin: We have students that are preparing for the Pythagoras Contest which is a nation wide Grade 6 math challenge. In the preparatory tests we have run into several questions that we can not understand. Is there anyone who can help us? If 1 * 9 = 0, 9 * 8 = 72, 2 * 8 = 9, then 9 * 9 = ? ... Answered by Judi McDonald and Walter Whiteley.

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