Today’s Challenge
You’ve rolled the numbers 2, 3 and 4 with your three dice. Using these once each, with + – × ÷ available, what is the lowest positive whole number it is NOT possible to make?
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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 1st & 4th rows of the playing board contain the following fourteen numbers:
2 3 9 10 14 15 22 32 35 40 44 54 60 72
Which three different numbers have a sum of 100?
Make 36 Challenge
Can you arrive at 36 by inserting 2, 3, 4 and 6 into the gaps on each line?
- (◯+◯+◯)×◯ = 36
- (◯²+◯)×◯÷◯ = 36
- (◯–◯)×◯×◯ = 36
- ◯²×(◯+◯–◯) = 36
Answers can be found here.
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