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Today is Newton birthday. A year ago, Newton had five candles and he lit all the candles except the one at the..........

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Today is Newton birthday.
A year ago, Newton had five candles and he lit all the candles except the one at the last.
Now he is going to light all the candles.

How old is Newton Today?

Of course, he is not five today.

posted Apr 20, 2017 by Deepak Chitragar

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2 Answers

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Newton is 31 years old

Explanation:
Newton lighting the candles in binary.
11110 =30
11111 =31

answer Apr 21, 2017 by Navya
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he is FOUR years old

answer Apr 20, 2017 by Kewal Panesar



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