T he Main Challenge
You have the same starting number and final answer, both 22.
There are 10 arithmetical steps altogether but the 10th, and final, step is missing. If this final step involves a whole number, what should it be to make the final answer 22?
+2 ÷6 ×4 –3 ×2 +4 ÷5 +6 ×2 ? = 22
The 7puzzle Challenge
The playing board of the 7puzzle game is a 7-by-7 grid of 49 different numbers, ranging from 2 up to 84.
The 3rd & 5th rows contain the following fourteen numbers:
6 7 13 16 21 25 36 42 45 50 66 80 81 84
List three sets of three numbers that all have a sum of 100, the numbers in each set must be different.
The Lagrange Challenge
Lagrange’s Four-Square Theorem states that every integer can be made by adding up to four square numbers.
For example, 7 can be made by 2²+1²+1²+1² (or 4+1+1+1).
Show how you can make 171, in TEN different ways, when using Lagrange’s Theorem.
The Mathematically Possible Challenge
Using 4, 6 and 10 once each, with + – × ÷ available, which are the only TWO target numbers it is possible to make from the list below?
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
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The Target Challenge
Can you arrive at 171 by inserting 3, 6, 9 and 10 into the gaps on each line?
- ◯×◯×◯–◯ = 171
- (◯+◯+◯)×◯ = 171
Answers can be found here.
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