Razbirat Mathematics

Well, here's the latest and in my opinion, the greatest. For those who have not been exposed to the beauty of Armenian Mathematics, here is your chance. Below are some math problems for you to solve. And right now these math problems are available with an English translation (de lav ha, eshe tsexits hanel em eli uff) Once again, as much as I hate to repeat that, but due to all the recent copyright infringements, I made the decision to protect all my work by Copyright Laws. Read, smile, enjoy and laugh!

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1990 tvakani statistikayi hamadzayn Hayastanum aprum er 3 million mard. 1999 tvakani statistikayi hamadzayn Hayastanum arden mnatsel e 1,5 million mard. Harts: Qani metr e zbaghatsnum Amerikyan despanatan herte, ete i nkati unenank, vor despanatune orekan endunum e 100 hogi, vorits 80 stanum en tuyltvutyun, isk 10 hogi heratsvum en hertits kriv u tur-u-dmpots anelu patcharov?

According to the population census there were 3 mln people residing in Armenia in 1990. According to the 1999 census, only 1.5 mln people were left. Question: What is the length of a line leading to the US Embassy if the embassy is capable of admitting 100 people daily, out of which 80 get a permission, and 10 people get kicked out because of a fist-fight? (de tenum eq eli, hamov chi targmanutyune, che?)

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Yerevani mijnakarg dprotsneri avartogh tghaneri qanake 1988 tvakanin kazmum er 5 hazar hogi. Ayd 5000 tghanerits amen 20-rde gerazantsik er, amen 10-rd ppzogh uroghnerits, isk mnatsatsnere - kam ache kashats lokher kam el ankap tarats demqer. Harts: Qani hogi en ankap tarats demqere, ete bolor ppzogh uroghnere 2000 tvakanin darnalu en ministrner, isk ache kashats lokhere meknelu en artasahman?

In the year of 1988 there were 5 thousand male high school graduates in Yerevan. Out of those 5,000 graduates each 20th was an A+ student, each 10th was a drugee dumbass, and the rest were either sissies (aje kashats lokher el vonts asem angleren?) or buttheads (ba ankap tarats demqer vonts asem?)... Question: How many buttheads graduated from schools in 1988 if in the year 2000 all the drugees would become governmental workers and the sissies would move abroad?

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Mardush totai Hollywoodi flower shopum (de tsaghikneri xanut eli) karmir vardere vacharvum en 2.50 mek hati hamar. Isk tikin Geghanush Varazdatovna-i flower shopum ayn vacharvum e 2.45 gnov. 5 amis bard hashvarknerits ev marketing strategianer mshakeluts heto verjapes Mardush totan ijatsrets ira gine 2.40 mek vardi hamar. Dran i patasxan tikin Geghanushe mshakets aveli lav marketing strategia ev tur u dmpotsov ekav tikin Mardushi tun. Harts 1: Qani angam e tikin Geghanushe goratsel "to ay apushi meke, ed qani glxani es darel?", ete irants amusinner Vachon u Xchon karch nardi ein xaghum amboxj ereko? Harts 2: Inch arzhi 12 vardits baxkatsats tsaxkepunje Mardush totai mot, ete ayd tur u dmpotsits heto na mshakets "buy one, get one 1/2 off" marketing strategian?

Aunt Mardush sells one rose in her Hollywood flower shop for 2.50. At the same time Mrs.Geghanush Varazdatovna sells one flower in her own flower shop for 2.45. After 5 months of complicated calculations and analysis, aunt Mardush came up with a new price of 2.40 per one rose. In response to that Mrs.geghanush adopted her own marketing strategy and next evening came to Mardush's house for a fist-fight. Question 1: how many time did Mrs.Geghanush scream "How many heads do you think you have?" if their both husbands were playing nardi throughout all that time? Question 2: What is the final price of 12 roses in Mardush's store if after this whole ordeal she adopted a new marketing strategy "Buy one, get oen for 1/2 off"?

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Hayots Hamazgayin Banake uni 6 hazar zorakochin partakanner. Ashnanayin zorakochayin havakits araj Spandaryan shrjani voenkomatin hajoghatsel e havakel 20 hogi, Norki Massivi voenkomatin - 15 hogi, isk myus voenkomatnere der chen el sksel havake. Harts: Qani zorakochi partakanner en tvyal pahin taqnvum podvalnerum, ete hashvi arnel, vor Yerevanum endamene goyutyun uni 2 hazar podval? (mnatsats podvalnere kazino en)

Armenian national Army has 6,000 recruits to fulfill the army needs. After their fall recruiting season the district of Spandaryan managed to collect only 20 recruits, while Nork district got 15, and the rest haven't even started. Question: How many potential young recruits are hiding in basements of their homes if yerevan has 2,000 basements in total? (the rest have been converted into casinos)

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Naxkin Inzhener Otto Poposhyane amboxj kyank aprel e rochiki vra arants leviy koxmnaki ekamuti. 1996 tvakanin inzhener Poposhyane dardzel e gortsazurk ev sksel e aprel miayn amerikyan ognutyan hashvin. Harts: Qani tonna amerikyan margarin e statsel inzhener Poposhyane 1996-1998 tvakannerin neraryal?

Former engineer Otto Poposhyan spent his entire life living exclusively on his salary without any additional sources of income whatsoever. in 1996 enginner Otto got laid off and became jobless with the only source of income as US Humanitarian Aid. Question: How many tonns of American margarin ("i can't believe it's not butter) has Engineer Poposhyan received within the years of 1996-99

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Naxkin sovetakan kaghakatsi enker Pyatiletka Margaryane 1992 tvakanin anorinakan dzevov gaghtel e Los. 1995 tvakanin na statsel e aynuhetev Green Card ev poxel e ir anune Pat Allen Margaryan. Harts chka.

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Hollywoodi Ripon katarel e verjin tarva mej 2 plastic operatsia, miarzhamanak stipelov ir boyfriend amerikatsi Jason-in mutsel amboxj gumare. Harts: Inchkan pogh e mutsel amerikatsi Jasone, ete Ripo-i anune official darel e "Rip-off"?

Ripo from Hollywood made 2 plastic surgeries within the last year, forcing her American boyfriend Michael to pay for the expenses. Question: How much did Jason pay if the nickname of Ripo has changed to "Rip-off"?

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Mer harevan Gugo dzadzan 35 tarekan tarikum uner 23000 maz glxi vra, 40 tarekan kanake kchatsel er minchev 10000, isk 45 tarekan hasakum - 4000, vorits kese gtnvum er doshi u dnchi vra. Harts: Inchkanov e erevum Gugo dzadzai doshin kaxats voski tsepe?

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Yerevani Errord Masum aprogh Anzhike ir tsnundin nver er statsel Tatai ev Ricky Martini CD-ner. Aynuhetev Haykoi storagrutyamb CD-n parzvets anvorak. Harts: Qani hogi ein ekel Anzhiki tsnundin, ete Anzhike verjum lriv jrikatsel er ev el voch mi Cd-Md iran cher hetakrkrum?

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Hatsi xanuti herti mej kangnats ein 46 hogi. Zhame 9:45 erku kuchi lakot mtan xanut arants herti. Harts: qani zham petk e kangni amboxj herte, ete kuchi lakotnere haytnvum en yurakanchur 10 ropen mek ev misht mtnum en arants herti?

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Koxki shenki lachar Naton mer ropeyva mej hascnum e goral 16 qfur. Ayd qfurneri kese patkanum e "antikvar qfurneri" sharkin. Harts: Qani zham petk e antsni, vorpeszi lachar Naton ira xzhotse ktri, ete aravotanits mer koxki shenkits lsvel e 256 antikvar qfur? Harts 2: Qani zham petk e antsni, vor Natoi mard Borise gora "Axchi, dzend ktri, steghs es hasel!"?

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Mer padyezdum goyutyun uni 4 hat tarber faz. 1994 tvakanin verevi harevan Avon poxets ir faze 17 angam, nerkevi harevan Zhirike 23 angam, isk koxki harevan varpet Sasune uni leviy luys ev padyezdi fazeri vra tqats uni. 1996 tvakanin mer padyezdum dretsin hosanki hashvichner, ev bolor harevannere sksetsin orenki sahmannerum hosank goghanal. Harts: Qani angam e paxel mer padyezdi faze, ete nerkevi harevan Zhirike arden lriv fazere gtsela?

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1988 tvakanin Operayum 15800 hogi gorum er "Paykar paykar minchev verj" ev bardzratsnum bruncknere. 1998 tvakanin ayd mardkants qanakits Hayastanum mnatsel er miayn 600 hogi, vorontsits kese mtan karavarutyan mej. Harts: Qani hogi e mnatsel naxnakan operayum goratsoghneri qanakits, ete hashvi arnel, vor 25 hogi fizikapes mnatsel en arants brunckneri ?

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80 tarekan hasakum veteran Vanik dyadyan amen aravot ijnum e 9 hark jur havakelu hamar. Mi reysi endatskum Vanik dyadyan i vichaki e qash tal 2 vedro, vorits heto na petk e spasi harevanneri herti mej 10-15 rope (jure podvalum haziv chrruma). Harts: Qani reys kara katari Vanik dyadyan erku zhamva mej, ete hashvi arnel, vor "Veterannerin arants herti" orenke pahpanvum e miayn prospecti veteranneri xanutum?

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1994 tvakani dzmerva entatskum hanrapetutyun mtnum er orekan 3 million xoranard metr gaz. 6 tari heto parzvets, vor gazi mi mase taqun tsaxvum er anhayt erkrin. Harts: Qani xoranard metr er iskapes mtnum hanrapetutyun, ete mek amsva mej premyer-ministri grpani mej haytnvets 45000 dollar u 250 shish vratsakan gini?

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Papakhi shofer Sakon orekan kataruma 50 reys Komitas Raykomi u Prospecti shukai mijev. Kes zhame mek Sakoi Erazi mej mtnum en gortsazurk hayastani kaghakatsiner, voronts mot ka miayn 10 dram. Harts: Qani angam e orva mej shofer Sakon gorum "Hla davay pashold qashi stuts!" ete papakhi pokhadramijotsi vardze kazmum e 100 dram, isk gortsazurk kaghakatsinerits yurakanchur 3-rde ahavor nagliya?

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Kyazh Gagoi Mercedesi hetevi nstarani vra teghavorvum en 3 hat kakal nanar. Kazinoi shef Davitiki Audii hetevi nstarani vra teghavorvum en payti-traqi 2 hat nanar, en el nihar-nihar. Harts: Qani angam piti Davitike Gagoits partkov vekali merce, ete Hayastanum kan 12450 nihar-nihar nanar? Harts 2: Qani amis heto Davitike piti joki, vor iran el Merc petk kga? Harts 3: Isk ete Davitike voroshi pritsep arni dra teghe?

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Afrikayum goyutyun uni 57 hat arandzin erkir. Ayd erkrnerits yurakanchure uni haykakan taghamas. Harts: Qani hat Sasuntsi Daviti ardzan ka Africayum, ete Ruanda, Gvinea-Bissau ev Algir kochvogh erkrnerum endanrapes ardzan chka, isk Haravayin Africa petutyune hayeri het verjers inch vor tarsvela?

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Yerevan-Sevan trassi vra ka 14 hat GAI punkt. Yurakanchyur punkti mej nstats e 3 vostikan. Norapsak eritasardneri entanike sharzhvum e Yerevanits Sevani Geghama motele meghramis antskatsnelu. Harts: Qani dollar piti tugank mutsen nor psakvats eritasardnere, ete hashvi arnenk, vor vostikanneri kese aravotvanits ban chen kerel, isk avtoyi bagazhniki mej ka mi qani ktor xozi xorovats?

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Hamon u Kzon mek amsva entatskum handipel en poghotsum 3 angam. Arajin handipman zhamanak Hamon asets Kzoin: "habrgum es lakot". Erkrord handipman zhamanak Hamon asets Kzoin: "uzhe habrgel es". Harts: Kani or piti antsni minchev errord handipume, ete ayd handipman zhamanak Hamon Kzoin prosto piskets?

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Yerevani Mashtots poghotayov 9 kilometr/zham aragutyamb vazum e Benik Maratoviche. Ira hetevits 50 metr heravorutyan vra vazum en 2 xuzhan 10 kilometr/zham aragutyamb. Arajin xuzhane pahum e dzerki mej hratsan, isk erkrorde kang e arnum 10 vayrkeane mek, vorpeszi gora "Ara kayni, hesa krakem!" Harts: Vorkan zhamanak piti antsni, vor xuzhannere hasnen Benik Maratovichin u mi vaxt bure tan? Harts 2: Vorkan zhamanak e petk arajin xuzhanin, vorpeszi na hetevits zarki Benik Maratovichin hratsanov, ete pampushte karogh e stuyg dipchel tiraxin miayn 10 metr heravorutyan vra? (de ankap hratsana eli)

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Pasadenayum aprogh dzogh-pchogh Valode orekan qashum e anorinakan 15 gallon benzin. Amen mi gallonits mi katil uzats-chuzats haytnvum e Valodi stamoksi mej. Harts: Qani or ktevi minchev dzogh-pchogh Valode tqi paytikin (merni), ete hashvi arnenk, vor benzine patkanum e "87 Unleaded Gasoline" kargi, ev Valode health inshurans chuni?

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Bantarkyal Kokon uni 3 hat jardvats kogh. Ayd kogherits meke jardel e bantarkyal Shavon, erkrorde jardvel militsa ashxatoghneri koxmits za kayf, isk errord koghe mafioz Garsevani chndo qyorpekits meki koxmits. Harts: Qani tari e nstats berdum bantarkyal Koko, ete hashvi arnel, vor kogheri buzhman aragutyune kazmum e 2-3 shabat, isk kogheri jardman havanakanutyune 10% ?

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Burbanki "Gayane's Pastry" xanute orekan vacharum e 15 hat mets xmoreghen, 90 hat manr-munr eklernerits ev 120 hat zizi-pizinerov txvatskner. I dep amen mi vachareluts heto tikin Gayanen zhptum ev asum e hachaxordnerin "Ok, thank you, kyam again!" Harts: Qani hat zizi-pizi ka amen mi txvatski vra, ete endunenk, vor tikin Gayanei mot orekan mtnum en 80 hogi hayer ev mi 2-3 hat sxalmamb Gay hachaxord, voronk chen haskanum te incha nshanakum "Gayane" bare?

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Massivtsi Rambon tsarayel er banakum 1 u kes tari, isk kondetsi Rockyn - 2 tari. Rocky-in kotretsin 4 amis heto ev aynuhetev zastavit ein anum zapadloyov hetevits avlel. Harts: Qani angam e Rambon chmoyatsrel Rocky-in, ete Rambon mek tari heto darav dembelneri shef, isk Rocky-n avag starshina-in amise mek nalog er talis?

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Bakaleyi quchi Arton u mankapartezi quchi Zoron irar het 1 zham 40 rope razbirat ein anum. Mot 1 zham 30 rope xosaluts heto Zoron verje prapuskat arets, u Arton stipvats silets Zoroin. Krive tevum er 12 vayrkyan, vori entatskum Zoron bzets Artoi achkin 3 angam, chanin - 2 angam, isk mnatsats harvatsnere pust antsan. Harts: Qani angam Arton xpets Zoroin, ete hashvi arnenk, vor krvi verjum bolore irar kyastm tvin u hamaretsin es hartse pakvats? Harts 2: Qani hogi ein kangnats Zoroi tasibin, ete hashvenk, vor razbiratin masnaktsel er 23874 hogi endanur?

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Yurakanchyur tari hamalsarani hayots lezvi fakultet endunvum en 120 usanoghner. Ayd usanoghnerits 70% endunelutyan qnutyunnerits ktrvuma, bayts endunvuma shabash talov. Vorpres ardyunk, hayots lezvi fakultete amen tari avartum en 100 lezvaban. Harts: Qani naxarar Parlamenti mej chen imanum, te "mtavorakan" bari mej grvum e kosht "r" te papuk "r"?

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Vernisazhum Siranush tatin shabatakan vacharum e 10 hat entir haykakan gorg. I dep, 5 hat gorg arnum en hariv amerikatsiner, 4 hat gorg arnum en artasahmanits egats hayere, isk mek gorg Siranush totan mufta teghe tsaxum e teghakan puzatiyneri vra. Harts: Qani angam e Siranush totan gorum "To hoghem gluxd, ezhan em talis eli", ete vernisazhi mejov antsnum en orekan 2500 ankap mard, 100 hariv amerikatsi ev 3 hat puzatiy?

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Yerevani pakvats shukayum goyutyun uni 35 banjareghen vacharogh lachar knik. Ayd kanants mi mase nuynpes vacharum e "Mona Liz" sorti kartofil ev "Bombi-Bom" puchik tsamon. Harts: Qani lachar knik ka pak shukayum, ete Hayastane gnum e depi shukayakan haraberutyunner?

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Hayastan hanrapetutyune sovetakan tarinerin export er anum tarekan 1000 cisterna Jermuk av 20000 shish Ararat konyak. Harts: Qani vagon molibden piti Hayastane export ani ankaxutyan tarinerin, ete konyaki gortsarane darav franciakan, isk molibdene ashxarum voch meki tandzin petk chi?

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38 hamari trolleybusi shtangekits kaxvats en 7 hogi. Avani chanaparits heto trolleybusi vra mnatsin kaxvats miayn 4 hogi, i dep mek hogi trolleybusi vrayits enkel e gazananotsi koxke, ev mek hogi enkel e der Shrjanayini koxmere, poliklinika ch'hasats. Harts: Vorkan e havanakanutyune, vor Avani aghi hanki mot trolleybusi vra kaxvats klini miayn 3 hogi, ete trolleybusi varorde naev hskich e?

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Gyumretsi Zhoriki berani mej karogh e miarzhamanak teghavorvel 20 hat lobi, 15 hat aloch, 35 hat klubnik ev 2 hat klepe makrats xndzor. Vorkan erkarutyamb e gyumretsi Zhoriki berani sharavighe, ete ira knik Naton amen aravot goruma "Ay tgha, de gluxs kerar arden to!" ?

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Raffu vepi glxavor heros Samvele 2 ropeyva entatskum hastsnum e spanel ir davachan hore, uratsogh more ev eli manr-munr gortsera karoghanum katarel. Harts: Ete Samveli mot liner anverj kanakutyamb mayr ev hayr, apa qani mardaspanutyun kkatarer Samvele mek zhamva entatskum, hashvi arnelov vor ira danake mashvum e amen 10 spanatsits heto?

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