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By the Numbers #66

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The number of boys at swim in the title of Jamie O’Neill’s 2001 novel
Wikipedia: At Swim, Two Boys
As of March 2025, the latest numbered release in the Civilization computer game franchise
Wikipedia: Civilization VII
Number of days in December (Mensis December) in the Roman Republican calendar used until 45 BCE (when it was replaced by the Julian calendar)
Wikipedia: Roman calendar
December date on which the Church of England commemorates the Holy Innocents
The Church of England: Common Worship
Iudris sold two thingamajigs for every five whatchamacallits he sold. If he sold ten thingamajigs, how many whatchamacallits did he sell?
Set up a proportion where thingamajigs/whatchamacallits : 2/5 = 10/x

Cross multiplying gives (5 * 10) = 2x, or 50 = 2x

Divide both sides of the equation by 2:

50/2 = 2x/2

x = 25 whatchamacallits
100 * 102
100 * 102

   = 10 * 100

   = 1000
MDCCCXLII - LV
The Roman numerals MDCCCXLII and LV are equivalent to the Arabic numbers 1842 and 55, respectively. So, …

1842 - 55 = 1787
Number of oblasts (voblastsi) which, along with the city of Minsk, comprise the first level administrative divisions of Belarus
Wikipedia: Regions of Belarus
Excluding seven-year-old Margaret (the “Maid of Norway”), who died before her coronation, the number of Scottish monarchs of the House of Dunkeld
Wikipedia: House of Dunkeld
Number of U.S. state capitals that begin with “T”
Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States
224/112 * 866
224/112 * 866

   = (224 ÷ 112) * 866

   = 2 * 866

   = 1732
According to the idiom, the square one must return to when forced to start over
The Free Dictionary: back to square one
Year the American Revolutionary War began
Wikipedia: American Revolutionary War
Atomic number of the element molybdenum
Wikipedia: Molybdenum
Year the French Revolution began
Wikipedia: French Revolution
Cardinality of the element mentioned in the title of the 1997 sci-fi action film that starred Bruce Willis
Wikipedia: The Fifth Element
“Fantastic” number in the title of a 2015 Marvel superhero film * half a dozen
Wikipedia: Fantastic Four (2015 film)


4 * 6 = 24
Number of JetPunk sovereign states that share a land border with Antigua and Barbuda
Wikipedia: Antigua and Barbuda
Number of inches in a foot * number of units in a score
There are twelve inches in one foot, and twenty units in a score, so …

12 * 20 = 250
Number of sides a tetracontatetragon has
Wikidata: tetracontatetragon
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