Today’s Challenge
The two sections below both contain eight letters, A to H. Each letter has a calculation attached. Which is the only letter to have the SAME answer in BOTH sections?
- Section 1
E:8×3 B:30÷2 H:15+3 A:6×6 G:36÷3 C:40–20 F:18+12 D:32–8
- Section 2
G:10+6 F:6×5 C:9×4 E:40÷2 H:30–18 A:15+9 D:30–12 B:120÷4
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 & 7th rows contain the following fourteen numbers:
3 4 10 11 24 27 30 32 35 44 54 60 70 77
Which two numbers have a difference of 36?
Make 77 Challenge
Can you arrive at 77 by inserting 2, 4, 5 and 7 into the gaps on each line?
- ◯×(◯+◯+◯) = 77
- ◯²+◯×(◯+◯) = 77
- ◯×double(◯+◯)+◯ = 77
Answers can be found here.
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