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Problems from 10/20/16

Problem 1

x² + 5

- 1 = 0

What is the value of x?

Solution: 7.32 or 0.68

Problem 2
I know a 5 digit number having a property that With a 1 after it, it is three times as large as it would be with a one before it. What is the number?

Solution: 42857.

Congratulations to Ramachandran Balakrishna and Amit Lele, who were the winners of the last set of puzzles.