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Age 14 to 16 Short
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Answer: $35$ numbers


$\sqrt n $ is less than $1$ from $9$
$\sqrt n$ is between $8$ and $10$
$n$ is between $64$ and $100$ (but not $64$ or $100$)

                     $65,66,67,68,...,99$

$\underbrace{\underbrace{1, 2, 3, ..., 64}_{\text{64 numbers}}, 65, 66, 67, 68, ..., 99}_{\text{99 numbers}}$

$99-64=35$



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