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Re: MATH PROBLEM HELP !

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From: Herb Brown
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 00:00
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In article <set-0911951501480001@van15442.direct.ca>,
SEEKER <set@free.com> wrote:
>Please help me with this math problem, the calculator on my computer can't
>handle this many digits. There is probably an easy way to do it which is
>currently escaping me. If you would be so kind as to post the answer here
>I will post the significance of the numbers, which I am certain you will
>find extremely interesting. 
>
>Here it is -     167,690,880 x 43,560
>
>Thanks


Do it by hand! It won't take long. The answer contains
13 digits.


Herb

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From: hibrown@csc.albany.edu (Herb Brown)
Subject: Re: MATH PROBLEM HELP !
Date: 1995/11/11
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