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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!gumby!wupost!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!not-for-mail
  2. From: edgar@function.mps.ohio-state.edu (Gerald Edgar)
  3. Newsgroups: sci.math
  4. Subject: Re: Skittles commercial
  5. Date: 18 Aug 1992 12:31:37 -0400
  6. Organization: The Ohio State University, Dept. of Math.
  7. Lines: 11
  8. Message-ID: <16r8l9INN79j@function.mps.ohio-state.edu>
  9. References: <Aug.15.12.38.23.1992.12198@remus.rutgers.edu> <1992Aug18.115056.12636@mr.med.ge.com>
  10. NNTP-Posting-Host: function.mps.ohio-state.edu
  11.  
  12. >: A friend of mine claims that the number is 371,292.  Now, how did
  13. >: they arrive at it?
  14.  
  15. It says on the screen:
  16.     371,292!
  17. Maybe that's a factorial?
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  19.   Gerald A. Edgar                Internet:  edgar@mps.ohio-state.edu
  20.   Department of Mathematics      Bitnet:    EDGAR@OHSTPY
  21.   The Ohio State University      telephone: 614-292-0395 (Office)
  22.   Columbus, OH 43210             -292-4975 (Math. Dept.) -292-1479 (Dept. Fax)
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