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This title is for anyone wanting to remind themselves - or discover for the first time - that maths is relevant to almost everything we do. Dating, cooking, travelling by car, gambling and ranking sportsmen all have links with intriguing mathematical problems that are explained in this book.Read More

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    Why do weather forecasters get it wrong? What are the best tactics for playing "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and "The Weakest Link"? And what is the link between a tin of baked beans and a men's urinal? These and many other questions are answered in this book. It is for anyone wanting to remind themselves - or discover for the first time - that maths is relevant to almost everything we do. Dating cooking travelling by car gambling and ranking sportsmen all have links with intriguing mathematical problems that are explained in this book. It reveals the secrets behind some of the best con tricks and the hidden workings of the taxi meter and explains how epidemics start and stop.

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    How Long Is a Piece of String? : Paperback : HarperCollins Publishers : 9781861056252 : 1861056257 : 01 Sep 2008 : Why do weather forecasters get it wrong? What are the best tactics for playing "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"" and ""The Weakest Link""? And what is the link between a tin of baked beans and a men's urinal? These and many other questions are answered in this book."

  • Blackwell

    In this sequel to Why Do Buses Come in Threes?, you will find that many intriguing everyday questions have mathematical answers. Discover the astonishing 37%% rule for blind dates, the avoidance tactics of the gentleman's urinal, and some...

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    Rob Eastaway, Jeremy Wyndham

  • 1861056257
  • 9781861056252
  • Rob Eastaway, Jeremy Wyndham
  • 28 July 2003
  • Robson Books Ltd
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 228
  • New edition
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