Today’s Challenge
A 7-step question – carry out these instructions:
- Work out the sum of 4 and 6,
- Calculate the product of 4 and 6,
- Find the difference between the two answers in points 1 and 2,
- Square the answer to point 3,
- Subtract 75 from your answer in point 4,
- Find the square root of your answer in point 5,
- Multiply your answer in point 6 by 10.
What is the correct answer after the 7th step?
The 7puzzle Challenge
The playing board of the 7puzzle game is a 7-by-7 grid containing 49 different numbers, ranging from 2 up to 84.
The 1st & 2nd rows of the playing board contain the following fourteen numbers:
2 8 9 14 15 17 22 28 40 48 55 63 64 72
What is the product of the smallest and largest numbers on this list?
Make 110 Challenge
Can you arrive at 110 by inserting 6, 7, 8 and 10 into the gaps on both lines?
- (◯+◯)×◯+◯ = 110
- (◯+◯)×◯+double◯ = 110
Answers can be found here.
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