The Main Challenge
Using the numbers 2, 5 and 10 once each, with + – × ÷ available, which ELEVEN target numbers from 1-30 are mathematically possible to achieve?
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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 3rd & 4th columns contain the following fourteen numbers:
3 4 6 12 15 17 20 35 42 63 72 77 80 81
What is the difference between the square roots of the two square numbers shown above?
The Factors Challenge
Which TWO numbers below are not factors of 318?
1 2 3 4 5 6
The Mathematically Possible Challenge
Using 4, 7 and 11 once each, with + – × ÷ available, which is the ONLY number it is possible to make from the list below?
50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59
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The Target Challenge
Can you arrive at 318 by inserting 1, 2, 4, 9 and 10 into the gaps below?
- (◯+◯)²+(◯+◯)²+√◯ = 318
