How Well Do You Know Postage Stamp Problem?
The postage stamp problem can be explained as a mathematical riddle that questions the smallest postage value that cannot find a place on an envelope. Especially if the envelope is limited to only a number of stamps with individual face value. With that point brought in, the questions compiled here focus on postage stamp and this particular problem.
- 1.
![Under which kind of mathematical problem does it fall? - ProProfs]( "Under which kind of mathematical problem does it fall?")
Under which kind of mathematical problem does it fall?- A.
Equation
- B.
Mathematical riddle
- C.
Trinomial problem
- D.
Polynomial problem
- 2.
![How many stamps is needed to get 13 cents? - ProProfs]( "How many stamps is needed to get 13 cents?")
How many stamps is needed to get 13 cents?- A.
Two stamps
- B.
Five stamps
- C.
Four stamps
- D.
Seven stamps
- 3.
![How many methods are useful in solving the problem? - ProProfs]( "How many methods are useful in solving the problem?")
How many methods are useful in solving the problem?- A.
5 methods
- B.
3 methods
- C.
4 methods
- D.
2 methods
- 4.
![Which of these can be used in solving the problem? - ProProfs]( "Which of these can be used in solving the problem?")
Which of these can be used in solving the problem?- A.
Brute force searchÂ
- B.
Brute research
- C.
Elimination technique
- D.
Back trapping
- 5.
![What is the problem called when the capacity of the envelope is fixed? - ProProfs]( "What is the problem called when the capacity of the envelope is fixed?")
What is the problem called when the capacity of the envelope is fixed?- A.
Trinomial time problem
- B.
Quadrilateral problem
- C.
Polynomial time problem
- D.
Positive integers problem
- 6.
![What is the problem called when the capacity of the envelope is arbitrary? - ProProfs]( "What is the problem called when the capacity of the envelope is arbitrary?")
What is the problem called when the capacity of the envelope is arbitrary?- A.
Definition problem
- B.
NP-hard problem
- C.
Arbitrary problem
- D.
Coin-hard problem
- 7.
![Which of these is not related to the problem? - ProProfs]( "Which of these is not related to the problem?")
Which of these is not related to the problem?- A.
Envelope
- B.
Integer
- C.
Variable
- D.
Capacity
- 8.
![How many stamps will yield 12 cents? - ProProfs]( "How many stamps will yield 12 cents?")
How many stamps will yield 12 cents?- A.
3 stamps
- B.
4 stamps
- C.
7 stamps
- D.
2 stamps
- 9.
![What is used to denote in the problem? - ProProfs]( "What is used to denote in the problem?")
What is used to denote in the problem?- A.
Positive integers
- B.
Variables
- C.
Polynomials
- D.
Capacity
- 10.
![What is the maximum number of stamps most envelopes can hold? - ProProfs]( "What is the maximum number of stamps most envelopes can hold?")
What is the maximum number of stamps most envelopes can hold?- A.
2 stamps
- B.
3 stamps
- C.
5 stamps
- D.
4 stamps
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