Today’s Challenge
When each letter of the English alphabet is given a numerical value, A=1 B=2 C=3 . . . Z=26, and the values of the individual letters are added together, which day of the week has the highest total and which has the lowest total?
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 & 3rd rows of the playing board contain the following fourteen numbers:
2 9 13 14 15 22 25 36 40 42 45 66 72 80
What is the sum of the four biggest numbers?
Make 97 Challenge
Can you arrive at 97 by inserting 2, 3, 5 and 10 into the gaps on each line?
- ◯×◯×◯–◯ = 97
- ◯³×◯²+(◯–◯)² = 97
- ◯²×◯+◯+◯ = 97
Answers can be found here.
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