Count the numbers

steveh · Post by **steveh** » 27 Jan 2010, 19:49

Probably too easy for all of you boffins but here goes

starting at number one how many numbers would you have to write down before you got to the letter A

Post by **HansV** » 27 Jan 2010, 19:54

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Just one: I'd start

A one and a two and a three...

steveh · Post by **steveh** » 27 Jan 2010, 19:57

I saw you had answered and thought oh no not that quick, however by the time I have finished typing this I expect the answer to be there!!

johbot · Post by **johbot** » 27 Jan 2010, 19:59

or the eleventh if you were doing it in hexadecimal! (1 2 3 ... 0 A B)

Post by **HansV** » 27 Jan 2010, 20:00

Spoiler

101 ?

Post by **HansV** » 27 Jan 2010, 20:01

johbot wrote:or the eleventh if you were doing it in hexadecimal! (1 2 3 ... 0 A B)

Actually the tenth: hexadecimal A = decimal 10.

TonyE · Post by **TonyE** » 27 Jan 2010, 20:02

Spoiler

4 - I'm learning to speak French again

Post by **HansV** » 27 Jan 2010, 20:06

If we're going that route:

Spoiler

1 = vienas in Lithuanian, ena in Greek, ane in Scots, ...

steveh · Post by **steveh** » 27 Jan 2010, 20:28

No cigars yet, it is spelled out in English

TonyE · Post by **TonyE** » 27 Jan 2010, 20:34

If you are not including the word "and", how about 1000

steveh · Post by **steveh** » 27 Jan 2010, 20:43

Correct Tony

the choice is yours

or

TonyE · Post by **TonyE** » 27 Jan 2010, 20:52

Though I am partial to some

I think Hans had the right answer.

steveh · Post by **steveh** » 27 Jan 2010, 21:07

Hi Tony

And you seriously expected moi to realise that was the answer!! you can share the spoils

Hey Jude · Post by **Hey Jude** » 28 Jan 2010, 02:59

TonyE wrote:
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4 - I'm learning to speak French again

Comment t'allez vous? Je suis tres bien

Prasad · Post by **Prasad** » 30 Jan 2010, 06:40

Some interesting facts about the English numbers :

Letters A, B, C and D do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 99
Letter D comes for the first time in Hundred

Letters A, B and C do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999
Letter A comes for the first time in Thousand

Letters B and C do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999,999,999
Letter B comes for the first time in Billion

And

Letter C does not appear anywhere in in the spellings of entire English Counting

Post by **StuartR** » 30 Jan 2010, 08:56

Prasad wrote:...Letters A, B and C do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999
Letter A comes for the first time in Thousand...

So how do you spell "One hundred and one"?

Post by **Leif** » 30 Jan 2010, 09:34

Letters A, B, C and D do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 99

A Couple
A Dozen

Prasad · Post by **Prasad** » 30 Jan 2010, 10:37

StuartR wrote: So how do you spell "One hundred and one"?

Simply, "One hundred One"

Tony got special treatment here for correct answer.

Prasad · Post by **Prasad** » 30 Jan 2010, 10:40

Leif wrote:
Letters A, B, C and D do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 99
A Couple
A Dozen

Post by **HansV** » 30 Jan 2010, 10:48

Prasad wrote:Letter C does not appear anywhere in in the spellings of entire English Counting

But it does - it's the first letter of Counting.

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