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Ninety Nine
In a ‘ninety nine’ shop, all items cost a number of pounds and 99 pence. Susanna spent £65.76. How many items did she buy?
Reverse Bases
Find two digits a and b such that ab in base 10 is equal to ba in base 4?
Find two digits c and d such that cd in base 10 is equal to dc in base 7?
Find two digits e and f such that ef in base 9 is equal to fe in base 5?
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