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Ten Numero-Uno Mathematical Fun Facts For You



A) Where does x come before a?

In the numbers. The letter x comes in six whereas the letter a doesn’t come until thousand!


B) When does b and c first appear in the international number system?

B appears for the first time in Billion which is 1 followed by 9 zeros.

C appears for the first time in Octillion which is 1 followed by 27 zeros.


C) Which alphabets do not appear in the number system?

In the international number system, they are j and k.

(Jillion, like Zillion, is not an actual number but is used to mean a large number.)


D) What is special about 11 + 2

“Eleven plus two” is an anagram of “twelve plus one”! The answer to both equations is 13!! There are 13 letters in both “eleven plus two” and “twelve plus one”!!!


E) Which number has the same number of letters as spelled?

Not 1 or one. Not 8 or eight. Its 4 which has exactly four letters.


F) What is the only number that’s exactly arranged in the alphabetical order?

40 which is Forty


G) What is the only number that’s arranged exactly in the reverse order?

1 which is One


H) Which two digits remain the same when its product and sum are added?

69 = (6*9) + (6+9)


I) When is 120 = 100?

According to Old Norse, from where the word "hundred" was actually derived, the word "hundrath," means 120, not 100.


J) Which number cannot be represented in Roman Numerals?

That number is 0.


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