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  1. Apr 25th, 2007, 07:01 AM #1
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  2. Apr 26th, 2007, 03:25 AM #2
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    Re: The Temple of the Ancient Primes - A mathematics challenge for young people.. HAR

    -b the highest key that could be selected in a 7 key solution is 59, since the sum of thefirst six primes add up to 41.
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    You get the maximum product by using the primes 2 7 11 13 17 19 31
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  3. Apr 26th, 2007, 03:40 AM #3
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    Re: The Temple of the Ancient Primes - A mathematics challenge for young people.. HARD!

    Is this your homework?
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  4. Apr 26th, 2007, 03:45 AM #4
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    Re: The Temple of the Ancient Primes - A mathematics challenge for young people.. HAR

    I hope not
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  6. May 15th, 2007, 05:43 AM #5
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    Re: The Temple of the Ancient Primes - A mathematics challenge for young people.. HARD!

    What is the answer to (a)?
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  7. May 15th, 2007, 07:58 AM #6
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    Re: Complete

    can you please explain c)?
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  8. May 15th, 2007, 08:04 AM #7
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    Re: Complete

    since #1 has been deleted, do you have the text for c?, what i did was using excel to calculate all possible products and take the one with the maximum!
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  9. May 20th, 2007, 02:35 AM #8
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    Re: Complete

    is a) that the last digits dont pair up to evenly make 100
    eg 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23= 98 the 7 and 13 pair up 17 and 23, 19 and 11 and then 3 and 5 are left and they equasl 8 which is the last digit
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