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From: Russell Hendel <rhendel@saber.towson.edu>
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 22:54:57 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Question on Odd Statistics in Numbers Census

A few years ago I asked, on Mail Jewish, a question of my grandfather
Why in Numbers Chapter 2 is Gad the only census figure not ending in a
multiple of 100". I received many answers and my father(my grandfathers
son) was very pleased at the results.

I have a similar mathematical question on Nu03:39-50.

The percentage of FirstBorn in the nation is 3.7%.  For there were
22,273 firstborn (Nu03-43) out of 603,350 Israelites (Nu01-46).

But the percentage of FirstBorn in the Levites is lower.  There were 300
Firstborn levites (Rashi on Nu03-39) out of a total of 22,300 Levites
(Rashi on Nu03-39) making a percentage of 1.3% (Vs 3.7%).

Are there any Midrashim, Sources (or simple explanations) as to why the
big difference in 1st born ratios (1.3% vs 3.7%)

Russell Jay Hendel; Phd ASA;
Math, Towson; RHendel@Towson.Edu
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