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Number favorites (Posted on 2002-07-03)

I like 2500 but not 2499

I like 576 but not 575

I like 169 but not 168

What numbers do I like? (This question appears on IQ tests all the time)

Submitted by qball

Rating: 1.9000 (10 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

The person likes perfect squares.
2500 = 50 * 50
576 = 24 * 24
169 = 13 * 13

Solution courtesty of John Orapello

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Subject	Author	Date
Solution	K Sengupta	2008-02-29 06:32:03
you like....	Jim	2004-07-20 15:29:03
Solution	Lewis	2003-07-11 22:11:28
re: Naw, its' ...	Cory Taylor	2003-03-27 04:08:59
Naw, its' ...	Bryan	2003-03-26 11:45:22
Number Favourites	Ravi Raja	2003-01-04 23:27:10
got it!	sach	2002-12-10 10:18:32
Easy. (Solution)	John Orapello	2002-07-04 13:46:58

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