Russian problems Problem 95 Which is greater: 31 11 or 17 14 ? [No calculators allowed!]
17 2 = 289 > 9.31. So 17 14 > 9 7 31 7 . But 3 7 = 2187 > 31 7 . Hence 17 14 > 31 11 . Russian 91-100 (C) John Scholes jscholes@kalva.demon.co.uk 1 Oct 1998