Can anyone work this one out?

Can anyone work this one out?

Posers and Puzzles

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Standard memberstoffer

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30 Jun 04

This was on the Tickle IQ test. I couldn't work it out.

John likes 400 but not 300; he likes 100 but not 99; he likes 3600 but not 3700. Which does he like?

a} 900
b} 1000
c} 1100
d} 1200

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Standard memberrgoudie

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30 Jun 04

He likes 900.

-Ray.

Standard memberbbarr
Chief Justice

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30 Jun 04

Originally posted by rgoudie
He likes 900.

-Ray.
Yep, 'cause he only like squares.

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Standard memberrgoudie

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Originally posted by bbarr
Yep, 'cause he only like squares.
This is why I felt qualified to respond.

-Ray.

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Standard memberdmitch87

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01 Jul 04

squares, squares, squares!!!!

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Standard memberPhlabibit
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01 Jul 04

Originally posted by dmitch87
squares, squares, squares!!!!
John is a square too!

I had a tough time with that, and guessed.

P-

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Standard memberstoffer

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This might sound stupid but I still don't get it. What do you mean by squares exactly?

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Standard memberrgoudie

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Originally posted by stoffer
This might sound stupid but I still don't get it. What do you mean by squares exactly?
In loose terms, a square integer is an integer that may be expressed as the square of another integer.

For example, 900 is a square because it is equal to 30 times 30.

-Ray.