SOLUTION: Hans was driving his car when he noticed that his odometer read 15951. Hans noticed that the nimber was palindromic (the number is read the same way backward as forward). After dri

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Question 10338: Hans was driving his car when he noticed that his odometer read 15951. Hans noticed that the nimber was palindromic (the number is read the same way backward as forward). After driving at a constant speed for 1hour. Hans noticed that the odometer displayed a new palindromic number. How fast was hans driving
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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The next palindrome for this odometer is 16061, subtract original mileage of 15951, and you get 110 miles. That is 110 miles per hour. The next question, "In what country can Hans drive 110 miles in one hour??"

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