# need to solve this fast....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-solve-this-fast/48415>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 4, 2001, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-solve-this-fast/48415 "2001-01-04T16:43:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![cykrider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@cykrider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cykrider)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-solve-this-fast/48415/1 "2001-01-04T16:43:05Z")

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Or I’ll lose my mind!! Please help me figure this puzzle out.  
64= S on a C.  
ex. 200=DBPG 200 is the number of dollars by passing go.

thanks

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**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-solve-this-fast/48415/2 "2001-01-04T16:46:57Z")

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squares on a chessboard.

you’re welcome

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**Author:** ![cykrider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@cykrider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cykrider)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-solve-this-fast/48415/3 "2001-01-04T17:11:42Z")

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thanx yabob!

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**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-solve-this-fast/48415/4 "2001-01-04T17:54:35Z")

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We had a whole list of those way back (I’d say more than a year ago). I’d do a search but wouldn’t know what to search for.

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**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-solve-this-fast/48415/5 "2001-01-04T18:14:00Z")

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omni-not - you could try searching for “squares on a chessboard” 🙂

3rd result is: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=11382](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=11382)

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**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-solve-this-fast/48415/6 "2001-01-04T18:31:12Z")

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LOL!! Date-wise, I was pretty much on the money, though, wasn’t I?😃