[PLUG-TALK] Autodialer numerical math puzzle

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "Keith" == Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> writes:

Keith> Bzzz.  619978 seconds is almost right.  The first 11 digits are
Keith> dial time and not connected, so you gotta subtract that time
Keith> that you are not charged for!  7 days 4 hours 12 minutes and 58
Keith> seconds is the same as 619978 seconds.  However, divided by 60,
Keith> that is 10,332.97 minutes, not 30,998.9 minutes.  Times
Keith> $0.03/min is $309.99 .

Ah.  Oh well, the factorial bit was the interesting part.  Luckily, I
don't work for the space program.  (or Arthur Anderson!) ;-)


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