Showing posts with label math puzzle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label math puzzle. Show all posts

Monday, February 11, 2013

missing # in last triangle

Puzzle: 

Find the missing number in last triangle:




Answer:

The product of the two largest
minus the square of the smallest,

So the missing number is 45-16 = 29

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Crates and weights

Puzzle:

I have ten boxes which I want to pack into crates. Each crate can carry a maximum of 25 kg.

But I only have three crates, and the total weight of the boxes is 75kg:

15 kg, 13kg, 11 kg, 10 kg, 9 kg, 8 kg, 4 kg, 2 kg, 2kg, 1 kg

How can I pack the boxes into the crates?
 

Answer:  

Ten possible answers
{Crate 1}, {Crate 2}, {Crate 3}
{15,10}, {13,8,4}, {11,9,2,2,1}
{15,10}, {13,11,1}, {9,8,4,2,2}
{15,10}, {11,8,4,2}, {13,9,2,1}
{15,10}, {11,9,4,1}, {13,8,2,2}
{11,10,4}, {15,8,2}, {13,9,2,1}
{11,10,4}, {15,9,1}, {13,8,2,2}
{13,8,4}, {15,9,1}, {11,10,2,2}
{13,10,2}, {15,8,2}, {11,9,4,1}
{13,10,2}, {15,9,1}, {11,8,4,2}
{13,11,1}, {15,8,2}, {10,9,4,2}

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Twenty four

Puzzle:

How can I get the answer 24 by only using the numbers 8,8,3,3.
You can use add, subtract, multiply, divide, and parentheses.

Answer:

8/(3-(8/3))
= 8/(1/3)
= 24


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