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Divide these by 9:<br />

www.classtopper.com<br />

1) 771 2) 942 3) 565 4) 555 5) 777<br />

6) 2382 7) 7070<br />

When he<br />

was<br />

twelve<br />

George<br />

Parker<br />

Bidder<br />

(1806-78)<br />

was asked<br />

“if a pendulum<br />

clock<br />

vibrates the distance of 9.75 inches in a second<br />

of time, how many inches will it vibrate in 7<br />

years, 14 days, 2 hours, 1 minute, 56 seconds,<br />

each year being 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes,<br />

55 seconds?”<br />

George gave the answer, 2,165,625,744.75 inches,<br />

in less than 1 minute.<br />

45

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