Today’s Challenge
There is just one set of three consecutive numbers in ascending order whose sum is less than 50 and follow this sequence:
- square number – triangular number – prime number
Can you list this set of three numbers?
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 4th & 6th rows contain the following fourteen numbers:
3 5 10 12 18 20 32 33 35 44 49 54 56 60
Which three different numbers have a sum of exactly 100?
Make 269 Challenge
Can you arrive at 269 by inserting 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 into the gaps below?
(◯+◯+◯)²+(◯+◯)² = 269
Answers can be found here.
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