By the Numbers #70

Read the hint and select the number it describes — easy as 1-2-3!

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Meryl’s grandmother pledged $0.85 for every mile Meryl walked in her walk-a-thon. Meryl walked 11 miles. When Meryl went to collect her grandmother’s pledge, her grandmother didn’t have any change, so she generously agreed to round her total pledge up to the nearest dollar. In dollars, how much money did Meryl collect from her grandmother?
Original pledge:

85 cents/mile * 11 miles = $9.35

$9.35 rounded up to the nearest dollar is $10
Number of federal entities that, along with the Brčko District condominium, comprise the first-level administrative divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Wikipedia: Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
296 + 24/6
296 + 24/6

   = 296 + (24 ÷ 6)

   = 296 + 4

   = 300
The sum of the first ten integers
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In millimeters, the width of a standard compact disc
Wikipedia: Compact disc
Number of days in the month of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar
Wikipedia: Hebrew calendar
Number of sides a tetracontaenneagon has
Wikidata: tetracontaenneagon
Number of JetPunk sovereign nations that share a land border with Central African Republic
Wikipedia: Central African Republic
Konstadinos participated in a dance-a-thon. His team started dancing at 10 A.M. on Friday and stopped at 6 P.M. on Saturday. How many hours did Konstadinos’s team dance?
From 10 A.M. Friday until 10 A.M. Saturday is 24 hours. From 10 A.M. Saturday until 6 P.M. Saturday is an additional 8 hours.

24 + 8 = 32
564 - 12
564 - 12

   = 564 - (1 * 1)

   = 564 - 1

   = 563
According to the idiom, the number one “takes” when indulging in a short break
The Free Dictionary: take five
Number found in the name of the Lehi, Utah-based company that specializes in smart home technology
Wikipedia: Control4
Number of U.S. state capitals that begin with “Y”
Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States
Regnal number of the last monarch of France
Wikipedia: Napoleon III
Year the prophet Muhammad died
Wikipedia: Muhammad
Atomic number of the element palladium
Wikipedia: Palladium
Cardinality of the dimension across which Buckaroo Banzai had his adventures in the title of the 1984 sci-fi / adventure / comedy film that starred Peter Weller, Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, and Christopher Lloyd
Wikipedia: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Number of units in a gross ÷ number of units in a triad
Wikipedia: Gross (unit)


There are 144 units in a gross and three units in a triad, so …

144 ÷ 3 = 48

Or, a gross contains 12 dozen units (122 units).

12 dozen ÷ 3 = 4 dozen

There are 48 units in 4 dozen (12 * 4)
CCC + X
The Roman numerals CCC and X are equivalent to the Arabic numbers 300 and 10, respectively. So, …

300 + 10 = 310
Year the Tang dynasty was founded in China
Wikipedia: Tang dynasty
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2 Comments
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Level 66
Apr 24, 2025
There is a mistake - In centimeters, the width of a standard compact disc is 12, not 120 (120 would be correct if you asked about milimetres)
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Level 76
Apr 24, 2025
Good catch! I have corrected that hint in the quiz.

Thanks!