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 Numeric Puzzles

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yone who wants to
mental arithmetic skills
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ability, a carefully graded

§ that this book will have

ship between words and numbers is

curious —words and numbers are both handled by
the left hemisphere of the human brain and processed
in the same way, regardless of their seeming
differences. There are ten digits and twenty-six
letters, yet numbers are infinite while the variety
: of words is finite. In spite of the fact that number
a , _ puzzles use only ten digits along with the four basic
mathematical operations (and perhaps the occasional
a. square root or two), there is an amazing variety to
be found in the world of number puzzles. Before you
know it, you’ll be completing sequences in a flash,
dashing through the most difficult divisions, and
scaling the heights of our number pyramids.
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Each puzzle in Numeric Puzzles has been carefully graded

according to a ten-star system—the more stars there are, the
harder that puzzle will be. Remember that these ratings are
based on an average performance, so don’t be surprised if
you breeze through a ten-star stumper (or are baffled by
a three-star puzzler!) But it doesn’t end there—since speed of
calculation is just as important as accuracy, every challenge
has been given its own time limit for you to work toward.

There are no sneaky tricks here. You don’t need to know

logarithms, calculus, or group theory (or even know what
they mean). All of the puzzles are based on straightforward
operations, although some are better disguised than others. If
you find that you can’t crunch through a particular calculation,
the answers section at the back of the book will provide
you with the solution. Every question in the book has been
numbered—simply refer to the same number in the answer
section and all will be revealed. But have one last attempt at
solving the problem before resorting to the solutions, since
the satisfaction of cracking a seemingly impossible problem is
its own reward.

By the end of Numeric Puzzles, having honed your

skills on these mathematical puzzles, you’ll find yourself
seeing numerical relationships and solving mathematical
problems more quickly and easily than you ever imagined o

—Alison Moore
7 DIFFICULTY coneesseee
Target time: 5 minutes

Can you place the

tiles in the grid.
so that:
* each row and
column contains
two squares of
each color, and

* each row and

column contains
exactly one of
each number?
 Can you fit these numbers into the grid? One number has already been inserted
to help you get started.

3 Digits
690
811

4 Digits
1305
2466
3268
9396
6316
6578
7173 61623 787418 3529493
7290 73811 874644 4687333
80753 4698382
5 Digits 92607 7 Digits 9359681
10743 94742 1193788 9621599
14920 1736453 6480183
27626 6 Digits 2402326 6734967
SATAN
115800 3193210 7341442
91349 432836 3241096 8914913
 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Make a calculation totaling the figure on the right, and using some or all of
the numbers on the left with any of the four standard mathematical operators
(+, —-, X, and +).

Study these balloons carefully for one

minute, then answer the questions on
page 10 without checking back.

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Can you answer these questions about the puzzle on page 9 without
checking back?

1. The numbers on two bunches of balloons add up to the same figure. What is it?

2. What'’s the total of the numbers on the pink balloons?

3 . Which number appears twice?

4 . On which colored balloons does it appear?

5 . How many pink balloons have odd numbers?

6. Which odd number appears on a blue balloon?

7. Which even number appears on a yellow balloon? _

8 How many balloons are green?

Which clock face is the odd one out?

 0 minutes

Starting with the yellow square on the top left corner, find the path through the
squares, calculating each step to lead you to the solution on the bottom right
corner. You may not pass through the same square more than once.
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Consider the apples, bananas, and oranges shown

below. Given that scales a and b balance perfectly,
how many apples are needed to balance scale c?
Find the solutions to the following calculations in
the grid, reading up, down, backward, forward, and
diagonally!
1 9x9x9x9 666 + 334
2. (40 x 40) + 400 8,765 — 1,111
3. (100 - 44) x 22 (9 + 9) x 99
4. 8,989 + 1,111 (10,000 + 20) + 20
5. 77 + 88 + 88 + 99 90,990 + 3
6. 1,234x5 (565 x 2) x 2
7. 44x 66
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Every row and column contains the same numbers and signs, but they are
arranged in a different order each time. Find the correct order to arrive at the final
totals shown.

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This is a two-player game. Players take turns removing as many coins as they
like from one of the three rows. If you pick up the last coin, you lose the game.
Once you’ve played the game a few times, see if you can work out how to
guarantee a win by starting first.

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The number 543,789 appears just once in this grid and occurs in a
straight line, running either backward or forward in a horizontal,
vertical, or diagonal direction. Can you locate it?

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Can you fit these numbers into the grid? One number has already been
inserted to help. you get started.

3 Digits
315
877

4 Digits
1572
1821
2594
2680
2757
7263
7425
9484

5 Digits
20901
24443
30405 6 Digits 2586646 7647885
32850 115695 4948087 7776672
51215 739715 5645235 7972733
71044 828736 6029257 9461031
73214 942829 6048933 9877768
75159 6498877
76154 7 Digits 6817511
1419694 7472517
If you like nonograms, this one should suit you!

HOW TO DO A NONOGRAM:
Along each row or column there are numbers that indicate how many blocks of black squares are in a line.
For example, “3, 4, 5” indicates that from left to right or top to bottom, there is a group of three black squares,
then a group of four black squares, then another group of five black squares.
Each block of black squares on the same line must have at least one white square between it and the next block
of black squares. Blocks of black squares may or may not have a number of white squares before and after them.
It is sometimes possible to determine which squares will be black without reference to other lines or columns.
It is helpful to put a small dot in a square you know will be empty.

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Target time: 3 minutes SC

Which is the odd number out?

159, 367, 589,

258, 486, 679
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Target time: 4 minutes

Replace the question marks with mathematical symbols to produce the correct
answer. Only the four basic operators (+, -, x, and +) are permitted. Perform
calculations in strict left to right order. Can you find two possible solutions?

6727377
= 16
 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Can you place the tiles in the grid so that:

* each row and column contains two squares of each color, and
* no row or column contains more than one of any number?
 MINDW “RKS

7S DIFFICULTY 9000886889
Target time: 3 minutes

Place a number in the middle box that divides into all the other numbers without
leaving a remainder. The answer is greater than 1.

2/3) 126
1 a 168 |
147 252
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Target time: 3 minutes

At a local club, a dice game is played that involves throwing

two dice and betting a stake of $5. What are the rules, and
how much did Gary Gambler win or lose when he threw a 5,
followed by a 2? Study the clues below to discover the answer!

1. Gina threw a 4, followed by a 4, and lost her whole stake.

She paid another stake and tried again. This time she threw
a 3, followed by a 1, and got $6 back, thus winning $1 on
her second try.

2. George threw a 6, followed by a 2, and got $12 back,

so
won $7.

3. Grant threw a 1, followed by a 3, and got $6 back,

so won $1.

2a
 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Given that scales a and b balance perfectly, how many suns are needed to balance
scale c? ;
 What number should
replace the question
mark in the following , &
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Find out the mystery sequence hidden in the dominoes, then decide which
number should replace the question mark.
 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Can you divide this square

into four equally shaped
parts of nine smaller
squares, each containing
two different numbers
and two different shapes?

And now can you divide

this square into four
identical shapes, each
composed of sixteen
squares, and each
containing four
different numbers?

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(a, b, c, or d)
should fill the
empty space?

Place a number in the middle box that divides into all the other numbers without
leaving a remainder. The answer is greater than 1.
 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Each block is equal to the sum of the two numbers beneath it.
Find all the missing numbers.

Which is the odd number out?

1,235 2,134
3,145 4,268
5,279 4,569
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What time should come next on clock e?

Replace the question marks with mathematical symbols to produce the correct
answer. Only the four basic operators (+, -, x, and +) are permitted. Perform
calculations in strict left to right order. Can you find two possible solutions?

274?
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 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Can you fit these numbers into the grid? One number has already been given to
help you get started.

3 Digits
544
675

4 Digits
2534
3145
4812
4983
5343
6911
7403 69606 813024 4109509
9462 74366 916115 4549428
81587 5179153
5 Digits 87449 7 Digits 6015117
20010 92579 1712470 7810067
—36041— 2041019 7895619
46255 6 Digits 3496883 8107408
57193 379253 3756076 8589334
57488 681202 4099359 9264533
 BRAIN TRAINING

Weigh up the symbols below. Given that scales a and

b balance perfectly, how many clubs are needed to
balance scale c? ,
=P4E DIFFICULTY Cocos eeeee
Target time: 3 minutes

Which number is the odd one out?

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Target time: 3 minutes

At the local club, a‘dice game is played that

involves throwing two dice and betting a stake of
$12. What are the rules—and how much did Gary
Gambler win or lose when he threw a 4, followed
by a 5? Study the clues below to discover the
answer!

1. Gina threw a 2, followed by a 2, and got

$4 back, losing $8.

. George threw a 6, followed by a 2, and

broke even, so got $12 back.

3. Grant threw a 1, followed by a 3, and got

$3 back, so lost $9.

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Find the answers to the following calculations in the grid, reading up, down,
backward, forward, and diagonally.

54,321 - 12,345
15x15x 15
909 + 707
55,000 + 25
11,111 + 12,345
2,/27 +9
(6,204 + 2)+2
10,000 - 4,445
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5x5x5x5x5
15 x 51
999 - 343

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_Target time: 4 minutes

Study these shapes for one minute, then see if you can answer
the questions that follow on page 34 without checking back.

8 DIFFICULTY 9900000880
Target time: 6 minutes
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What theorem do these two diagrams prove?

33
Can you answer 1. How many shapes have prime numbers?
these questions 2. Which two numbers will total a third number shown?
about the puzzle
on page 33 3. What is the total when you multiply the number on
without the blue shape by that on the pink shape?
checking back? 4. Which shapes have odd numbers?
5. Which colors have even numbers?
6. What is the total reached by adding the number
on the yellow shape to that on the square, then
subtracting this total from the number on the
shape on the far right?

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Make a calculation totaling the figure at the bottom using some or all of the —

numbers in the box with any of the four standard mathematical operators
(+, -, X, and +). es
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Target time: 6 minutes

The number 1,899,740 appears just once in this number-search grid and occurs
in a straight line, running either backward or forward in a horizontal, vertical, or
diagonal direction. Can you find it?

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Can you divide this square

into four identical shapes, Bae
each composed of
sixteen squares, and | |(3S)
each containing four
different numbers? if ae

Ten dominoes have been used to

build this wall, but seven have
been masked out. Can you place
the missing dominoes correctly,
bearing in mind that each vertical
line of four numbers (as well as
the two end vertical lines of two
numbers) adds up to eight?
 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Place a number in the middle box that divides into all the other numbers
without leaving a remainder. The answer is greater than 1.

2
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4B DIFFICULTY 0000000088
Target time: 8 minutes

Traverse this maze from top to bottom (any entry point on the top row may be
used). You may only move from a number divisible by 5 to one divisible by 6, from
a number divisible by 6 to one divisible by 7, or from one divisible by 7 to one
divisible by 5. You may not move diagonally.

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 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Nonograms make good games. You will be bowled over by this one.
(See page 18 for advice on how to complete a nonogram.)

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Each block is equal

to the sum of the two
numbers beneath it.
Find all the missing
numbers.

Which number should replace the question mark in the following sequence?

10, 5,12,
G, 16, 9,
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from a standard set
of twenty-eight
dominoes into the
following grid by
matching their
numbers with those
in the rectangle. It’s
trickier than you think,
so we've placed one
in position to give you
a start and supplied a
checklist on the right
that may help!

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Can you divide this square into four

identical shapes, each composed of
sixteen smaller squares, and each
containing five different numbers?
 Using three of the four different mathematical operators beneath each of the
following three sums, can you achieve the correct totals, as given?

Which is the odd number out?

2,743 2,917 9,461

9,172 6,813 4,819
3,724 1,836 9,418
 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Fill in the missing number.

Place a number in the middle box that divides into all the other numbers without
leaving a remainder. The answer is greater than 1.
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Target time: 6 minutes

Every row and column contains the same numbers and signs, but they
are arranged in a different order each time. Find the correct order to
arrive at the final totals shown.

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 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Use one straight line

to divide this circle
into two sections, each
with numbers adding
up to the same total.
Beware—all
is not quite as it
appears!

What time should appear on the blank clock?

 BRAIN TRAINING

Assess the cutlery below; given that scales a and b

balance perfectly, how many knives are needed to
balance scale c?
59 diFFicuLty oseceesase
Target time: 8 minutes

Find the answers to the calculations in the grid, looking

up, down, backward, forward, and diagonally.

1. 888 + 888 7. 1,110x9

7 Meet A ba ED 3. 1,000 - 506
21,402 +2 9. 3,434 +2
33 X 333 10. 101 x 72
el a eX 7 11. 88,888 + 2 +2
. 303,030 +3 12. (2,133 + 3) +343

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Place the ace, king, queen, and jack of each suit so that:
* no card value appears twice in any row, column, or main diagonal, and
* no suit appears twice in any row, column, or main diagonal. ©

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 : NUMERIC PUZZLES

Make a calculation totaling the figure below using some or all of the
numbers above it and any of the four standard mathematical operators
(+, -, X, and +).

16789 10
= 476
Replace the question marks with mathematical symbols to produce the correct
| answer. Only the four basic operators (+, -, xX, and +) are permitted. Perform
4 calculations in strict left to right order. Can you find two possible solutions?

?
This is a one-player solitaire game. Place two silver coins on spaces 1 and 2, and
two pennies on spaces 9 and 10. The aim is to make the coins swap sides by
sliding them along the lines.
However, there is a catch. At no point must a silver coin and a penny lie on the
same line—for example, your opening move cannot be 2 to 4, because the silver
coin at 4 and the penny at 9 would be on the same line. Also, only one coin per
space is allowed.
How many moves are there in the shortest solution? One move counts as sliding
One coin from one space along a straight line to another space, possibly moving
through other spaces along the way, although if you wish to move the same coin
along another line in a different direction, it counts as a second move.
 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Given that scales a and b balance perfectly, how many apples are needed to
balance scale c? -

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65 DIFFICULTY 0000008886
_ Target time: 10 minutes

Can you fit these numbers into the grid? One number has already been
inserted to help you get started.

Heese
Se oe — o——

3 Digits
323
669

4 Digits
2056
3212
9430
6742
7733 28456 6 Digits 2464093 6569248
8060 37206 317861 3656016 7058756
8179 37513 322009 3778443 8208754
9055 46207 479351 4317723 8757623
49747 689083 4833109 9683726
5 Digits 68626 9207007
14355 75200 7 Digits 9829464
~ 21845 —89565-— 1636986 6276067

S2
 ULTY GOO0008Se8a
ime: 4 minutes

The number 1,970,157 appears just once in this grid and occurs in
a Straight line, running either backward or forward in a horizontal,
vertical, or diagonal direction. Can you locate it?
 MINDW “RKS

GT DIFFICULTY 6000000088
Target time: 6, minutes

Which number comes next?

13%,
9", [i 5/1, ?

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Target time: 4 minutes

Each block is equal to the sum of the two numbers beneath it.
Find all the missing numbers.

S4
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Target time: 3 minutes

Which is the odd number out?

8, 24,
35,
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Target time: 5 minutes

Adam and his sister Florence had a pair of standard

dice and were playing a game where each needed to
throw a double to start. On his very first turn, Adam
threw a double six.
|. How likely was Florence to throw a double six on
her next throw?

2. How likely was she to throw any double on her

next throw?

3. What were the chances of Florence throwing, say,

both a one and a six on her next throw?

|. How likely was she to throw her favorite number,

four, on either of the die on her next throw?

55
 9 BRAIN TRAINING

Place the ace, king, queen, and jack of each suit so that:
* no card value appears twice in any row, column, or main diagonal, and
* no suit appears twice in any row, column, or main diagonal.
 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Make a calculation totaling the figure below using some or all of the
numbers above it and any of the four standard mathematical operators
(+, -, X, and +),

2 4

The cards on the right

are valued as follows:
an ace =1,ajack= |
11, a queen = 12, and
a king = 13. All the
other cards have the
same value as their
numbers.

a Study this card

arrangement carefully
for one minute, then
see if you can answer
<J the questions on
page 58 without
checking back.
Place a number in the middle box that divides into all the other numbers without
leaving a remainder. The answer is greater than 1.

Can you answer . Which two numbers do not appear?

these questions
. Which is the only pair of identical numbers to appear?
about the puzzle
on page 57 . What is the highest total value of three cards
without having in a column?
to check back? nD
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. Two rows of four cards have the same total.

What is this?

. Which card is in the same column as (and directly below)

a diamond, as well as being in the same column as (and
directly above) a heart?

. What is the total value of the four corner cards?

 7S DIFFICULTY oo0cc000e@
Target time: 10 minutes

Can you fit these numbers into the grid? One number has already been inserted to
help you get started.

3 Digits
371
863

4 Digits
1756
2186
4096
5559
6058
7206
8282 66750 7 Digits 6720466
9976 72055 1429538 7137525
82518 1704156 8561716
5 Digits 94194 2138713 8744934
11654 2752146 9357045
24663 6 Digits 3458232
—32434— 642001 3495012
33848 704118 4805632
42676 835656 5819673
58520 861703 6157413

59
 @ BRAIN TRAINING

Assess the symbols below. Given that scales a and b balance perfectly,
how many spades are needed to balance scale c?
 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Consider the celestial bodies below. Given that scales a and b balance
perfectly, how many suns are needed to balance scale c?
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Target time: 8 minutes

Find the answers to the following calculations

in the grid below, reading up, down, backward,
forward, and diagonally.

10,000 — 5,454 500 x 120

66 x 99 1,604 x 5
4,224 x2 63,636 + 3
20,000 — 9,912 (7 x 7) x (8 x 8)
92,000 + 8 6,003 - 2,997
9,000 — 4,321 101 x10x9

62
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Target time: 3 minutes

Use two straight lines

to divide this clock
face into three parts,
each containing
numbers adding up
to the same total.

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Target time: 5 minutes

What number comes next in the sequence below? <*

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Each block is equal to the sum of the two numbers beneath it.
Find all the missing numbers.

133, 171,
Which number is the odd one out?

208,
247, 285
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 - Target time: 7 minutes
Every row and column contains the same numbers and signs, but they are
arranged in a different order each time. Find the correct order to arrive at the
final totals shown.

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you need to add
so that each bull
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all the others?

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What time
should it be
on clock f?

a b Cc

Can you find either of the two possible solutions using any of
the four standard mathematical operators (+, -, x, +)?
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Target time: 8 minutes

Can you place the tiles in the grid so that:

* the odd numbers sit on the yellow spaces?

* the even numbers sit on the green spaces?
* each row, column, and main diagonal totals 34?

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OO odiFFicuLTY c000000888
Target time: 10 minutes

Can you fit these numbers into the grid? One number has already been
inserted to help you get started.

3 Digits
770
847

4 Digits
1805
2779
3586
4596
5358
6232
7519
8132

5 Digits
14385
23528
38923
46659
50658
61885
77576
82575
91513
92528

6 Digits 7 Digits 3199024 6714361

999560 1353745 4505979 7070873
784529 1379963 3016266 8171539
. 871625 2455298 9/57336 9033244
934069 3129815 6208519 9726708

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Target time: 10 minutes

The answers to the calculations below can be found

in the grid—look up, down, backward, forward, and
diagonally!

(999 + 3) x 9? 23 X 24 x 25
(2 + 2)? x (3 + 3) 6,734 x 3?
66 x 55 . 101x111
(1,000,000 + 50) + 5 | 176 x 25
5,505.5 x 2' | (221 + 13) + 1,717
(13,332 x 2) +6 . 163,216 + 404

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DIFFICULTY 6000000088
| ____ Target time: 6 minutes

How many squares on

this miniature chess
board can the knight visit
(using his usual L-shaped
move) without visiting a
square twice?

DIFFICULTY Sc00eeeces a
Target time: 3 minutes es

What is the sum total of the spots on the eleven

hidden sides of these three dice?
 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Place a number in the middle box that divides into all the other numbers
without leaving a remainder. The answer is greater than 1.

354
ae) C) we
Were 413 177

Which number is the odd one out in this sequence?

7,246 7,326
7,270 7,393
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7,297 7,359
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Replace the question marks with mathematical symbols to produce the correct
answer. Only the four basic operators (+, —, x, and +) are permitted. Perform
calculations in strict left to right order. Can you find ail three possible solutions?

427371725
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‘4 minutes

Can you fit four different dominoes into the shape below, so that each
horizontal and vertical line totals fourteen? We’ve placed two in their
correct positions, although we haven’t revealed how many dots (if any)
should be on the second faces of these dominoes—you’ll need to
discover this, as well as the locations of the other dominoes, in order
to arrive at the solution.
The number 2,525,312 appears just once in this number-search grid
and occurs in a-straight line, running either backward or forward in a
horizontal, vertical, or diagonal direction. Can you locate it?

1Ao
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Each block is equal to the

sum of the two numbers
beneath it. Find all the
missing numbers.

Again, each block is equal to

the sum of the two numbers
beneath it. Find them all.
 FICULTY 9900000eee
get time: 10 minutes

Can you fit these numbers into the grid? One number has already been
inserted to help you get started.

sen ne Bees
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3 Digits
208
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4 Digits
1067
2520
3148
4054
5329
7985
8982
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5 Digits
14246—
20154
30171 6Digits 1911160 6659897
43681 258231 2031184 7221351
52734 623261 2296281 8603943
53931 785984 3822171 9296482
69418 993136 3893236 9546282
73312 4411237
82362 7 Digits 4636835
92651 1064360 5150032

72.
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Target time: 6 minutes

Replace each star with a domino from the selection given below, so
that the sum of every set of four connected by a black line is the same.
One domino is already in position as a starter.

FOS dirFicuLty escesesses

Target time: 5 minutes

What number should replace the question mark in the

following sequence?

0 4 8,692, “66 |

5, 8,612
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Target time: 10 minutes

The answers to the following calculations are embedded

in the grid below—look up, down, backward, forward,
and diagonally!

24 x 365 17.5% x 50,000

60 x 24x7 (888 + 4) x 44
60 x 60 x 24 10? x 9?
123,456 +3 13,578 — 6,789
(7 x 6 x 5) x (4x 3 x 2) 198,198 + 99
(565 + 5) x 13

79
 ¥ BRAIN TRAINING

What time :
should it be
on clock f?

d e f

Use three straight lines to divide this shape into four equally shaped
sections, each containing three numbers adding up to the same total.
 FFICULTY 66600600008
get time: 6 minutes

Which is the odd number out?

a
3 Target time: 5 minutes

Juliette has lined up these three dice on her coffee table. She can see
the same seven faces that you can see, and Angelica (her friend, sitting
opposite) can see the top three faces of the dice, as well as a further
four faces you and Juliette cannot see. None of you can see the bottom
three faces of these dice.
What is the total number
of spots on all the faces
of the dice that
Angelica can
see, given that
this is a higher
number than
the total
number of
spots you
can see?

81
 Place a number in the middle box that divides into all the other numbers
without leaving a remainder. The answer is greater than 1.
a

‘
3

Moving east or south

all the time, how many
routes go from ato b
that pass through one
. star at most?
Every row and column contains the same numbers and signs, but they
are arranged in-a different order each time. Find the correct order to
arrive at the final totals shown.
Each block is equal to
the sum of the two
numbers beneath. Find all
the missing numbers
(clue: Some contain
fractions).
 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Can you place the tiles in the grid so that:

* there is one square of every color in every row and column, and
* every row, column, and main diagonal totals 34?
 MINDW “RKS

975 DirFICULTY 9000008888

Target time: 5 minutes

Can you find both of the possible solutions using any of the four standard
mathematical operators (+, —, X, +)?

521976
?71=4
717G pirFicuLTY cccccooses
Target time: 6 minutes

Don’t be alarmed! Study these clock radios carefully for ninty seconds, noting the
station to which they are tuned, the actual time, and the time the alarm is due
to go off, then see if you can answer the questions on page 88 without checking back.

Music 197 | Talk 820 —

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Target time: 10 minutes

Can you fit these numbers into the grid? One number has already been inserted
to help you get started.

8\3)7|/2|9

513
885

2812
3916
4854
5194
6902 31668 1431596 7617621
7044 43413 198953 2378257 7651341
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9658 63207 787265 3130442 9133382
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10681 99729- 6032926
22799 94096 1166871 6351914

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Make a calculation totaling the figure on the right using some or all of the numbers
below with any of the four standard mathematical operators (+, -, x, and +).

4455/77 =900

Can you answer . The alarm on which color of clock radio is scheduled
these questions to go off at the latest time?
about the
. What station is tuned in on the clock radio with an
puzzle on page
86 without alarm scheduled to go off exactly twelve hours later than
checking back? its current time?
. What is the current time on the station tuned to News 350?

. What station is the sports channel?

. Assuming each of the owners of the four pictured clock
radios will fall asleep at exactly their clock’s current
time and will wake as soon as their alarm sounds, what
station will the person who will have the least sleep be
listening to when their alarm goes off?

. What color is the clock radio that is tuned in to a channel

that has the same number as the time of its alarm?
 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Given that scales a and b balance perfectly, how many

circles are neededto balance scale c?
The square below contains exactly one of each of the thirty-six faces from
six standard dice. In each horizontal row of six smaller squares and each
vertical column of six smaller squares, there are faces with different
numbers of spots. There is no face with five spots in either of the two
long diagonal lines of six smaller squares. The total number of spots in
the diagonal line from top left
to bottom right is seventeen,
and that in the diagonal line
from top right to bottom left is
twenty-three. We’ve placed a
few to give you a start, but
can you place the rest?
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Target time: 10 minutes

The answers to the following calculations can be found

in the grid—look up, down, backward, forward,
and diagonally!

22 x 33 x 44 30,800 +7
(123 + 123) x 123 5.5 x 666
(989 — 323) x 6 (111x 3x3) +2
ier
ee (2 + 3) x (4 + 5) 12,250 + 35.
X (6 + 7) x (8 + 9) 103+ 10
(97) x (57) 9,494 =2
ie 76,544 + 123,456

91
 © BRAIN TRAINING

What is the smallest number of coins that need to be moved

so that the coins inside one box total exactly twice the value
of those in the other? Think laterally for this one!

Which number comes next?

1,447, 1,491,
1,540, 1,594,
1,653, ?
 NUMERIC PUZZLES

What time should it be on clock e?

(= (3 O3 fr:

Replace the question marks with mathematical symbols to produce the correct
answer. Only the four basic operators (+, —, x, and +) are permitted. Perform
calculations in strict left to right order. Can you find two possible solutions?

57477
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Can you place the tiles in the grid so that:

* the colors form a checkerboard pattern, and
* each row, column, and main diagonal totals the same number?
Note: Look at the tiles from all angles!
 NUMERIC PUZZLES

Each block is equal to the sum of the two numbers

. beneath it. Find all the missing numbers.

Which number comes next?

34, 77, 154,

605, 1,111, 7
Which number should take the place of the question mark?

18 6 2 ?

Using a standard set of dominoes (as pictured here), start with the
double blank and form a continuous snake by joining all but one of the
dominoes end to end until you reach the double six. Dominoes must be
joined according to the normal rules of the game, i.e., the adjacent sides
of touching dominoes must always be the same. This can be achieved
in many ways, but only if one domino is discarded. So which one is the
domi-“no-no”?

Clelelste
SEs ae
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Target time: 5 minutes

Place a number in the middle box that divides into all the other numbers
without leaving a remainder. The answer is greater than 1.

882
904
693

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Target time: 10 minutes

Without lifting pencil

from paper, draw
straight lines
to divide this
heart into six
parts, each
containing four
different numbers.

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rget time: 8 minutes

Each block is equal to the sum of the two numbers beneath it.
Find all the missing numbers.

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Target time: 3 minutes

Which number is the odd one out?

15, 24, 35
48, 64, 30
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complete a nonogram.)

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Target time: 5 minutes

Make a calculation totaling the figure below, using some

or all of the numbers above it with any of the four standard

479 10 25
mathematical operators (+, -, x, and +).

= 924
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Target time: 4 minutes

These dominoes follow a certain

sequence, so can you tell what should

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be in the empty space?

101
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Which is the odd number out?

5,471 5477
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mark in the following sequence?
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Target time: 10 minutes

The answers to the calculations below can be found in the

grid—look up, down, backward, forward, and diagonally!

(2 x 3 x 4) x (5 x 6 x 7) (99 — 2) x (99 + 2)
123 x 321 71,104 + 8
2 xX 22 x 222 (26,400 + 2) +3
5,656 + 7,878 (747 x 5) x2
2202 144
10,000 — 6,666 — 666
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103
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DIFFICULTY oooeeooess
fe: Target time: 7 minutes

Replace the question marks with mathematical symbols to produce the correct
answer. Only the four basic operators (+, —, x, and +) are permitted. Perform
calculations in strict left to right order. Can you find all three possible solutions?

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Target time: 6 minutes

When these
four tiles
are arranged
correctly, the
pattern shown
is a continuous
loop. What is the
least number of
90-degree
revolutions
needed to
achieve this.
Some lateral
thinking may
be necessary!
 NUMERIC PUZZLES
Can you place the tiles in the grid so that:
* each row and column contains three squares of each color, and
* each row and column contains exactly one of each number?
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(25 x 5 x 4) + (9 x 3) = 527
There are ten other
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as four oranges. Thus three apples are needed to balance scale c.

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_ is the single coin in the top row, and uses logic of odd and even numbers. If your opponent
_ takes it at any stage, make sure your next move leaves the two larger rows equal in coins. |
| Until that happens, ensure that the two larger rows are one coin different (e.g., 2 and 3).

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6 | a1 | _ times the difference of the number of spots
5 | a on the two dice. Thus Gary got back $9:
|: | (5 - 2) x 3 = 9, winning $4.
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| moons equals one star; from a we can
45678910 thus infer that seven moons equals
five suns. If we then convert the
16 left-hand side of c into moons
we get fourteen moons (because
486; all the others have each star is worth three moons). As we know that seven
their digits in ascending moons equals five suns, we can deduce that twice that
order. will need ten suns to balance scale c.

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2.5 alternately. increase in number by one every time, while
as those in the lower part decrease by one every
time, thus the total number of dots on each
| 80; write the points as
domino remains the same every time.
| digits, then add them up
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13 + 21 = 34 a7 28
40+11=51
26 + 45 = 71
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multiplied by the number
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Thus Gary got back $20
(5 x 4 = 20), winning $8.

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16 + 7 = 23
4x 16 = 64
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The Pythagorean Theorem. Consider Fig. 1.

The length of this square’s sides is the same
as the hypotenuse (longest side) of any of the
triangles. In Fig. 2, we have rearranged the
same shapes into a different configuration,
so the areas must be equal. There are two
squares (separated by the dotted line). The
left-hand square has sides equivalent to the
middle-lengih side of the triangle, while the
sides of the right-hand square are equal to
the triangle’s shortest side. In other words,
the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the
sum of the squares of the other two sides,
which is the Pythagorean Theorem.

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(((7x 4) + 4) x 10) - 9 = 311. There are
_ thirteen other possible solutions.

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((3 + 5)x3)+4=6
(5+2-3)+2=2

9,461; the rest can be

paired off into anagrams
of one another:
2,743-3,724; 9,172-
2,917; 6,813-1,836;
4,819-9,418.
14; there are two sequences running alternately.
Starting with 10, add 2, 4, 6, etc.
Starting with 5, add 1, 3, 5, etc.
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numbers (1, 1, and’0).
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numbers (1, 1, and 2).
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There are twenty-three
other possible solutions.

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_ Three; one knife weighs

The shortest solution is
| aS much as two forks,
eighteen moves: 2 to 3, 9
and two knives weigh as _—
to 4, 10 to 7, 3 to 8, 4 to
_ much as one spoon. Thus |
_ three knives are needed 2, 7 to 5, 8 to 6, 5 to 10, 6
| to balance scale c. to 9, 2 to 5, 1 to 6, 6 to 4,
5 to 3, 10 to 8, 4 to 7, 3 to
2, 8 to 1, and 7 to 10.

1,776
7,777
10,701
10,989
2,401
101,010
9,990
494
1,717
7,272
22,222
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he weigh as ‘much as two bananas. Thus six apples are needed to
balance scale c.

10%; there are two

series: + 2% and — 4%.
So we get 2%, 5%, 7%,
10%, and 13%, 9%, 5%.

a = ea

29; the rest are a sequence of square numbers minus 1, for example, 22-1 = 3
3?-1=8, 4-1 = 15, etc. ;
70 a
| 1. There are six faces to
each die, which could
land any way up, thus
the chance of throwing
a double six is onein |
thirty-six.
| 2. There are six different |
combinations of doubles, |
thus the chance of |
throwing any double is

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six in thirty-six, i.e., |

aisisia
sista
Slel
one in six. |
3. Bearing in mind that
| there are two dice, the
chance of throwing both
a one and a six is two
in thirty-six, i.e., one
in eighteen.
| 4. With six faces to
| each die, the chance of

72
throwing one particular
number is eleven in
thirty-six. Throwing two ((6+ 4) x 9x7) - 2 = 628
dice does not double |
your chances of throwing | \73 ae
a four, because if you. 5 and 10°
have already thrown a pair of 9s
one, the second throw is 5Lone
he 36; queen (12),
irrelevant, so in one of king (13),
your six tries you don’t
need to throw again, i.e., —
and jack (11)
25;53+8+2
a g |
9/4/1\/9|4B7/0|4/1\1/8
only in 5/6 of the times + queen (12), 8\6|3 0 7 Msi 1io a
6 5\8|5/2\0f3/4/9/5/0/1/2|
do you add the 1/6 and 7 +4 17 RcHish 764.4
chance, i.e., 1/6 + 5/6 x + ace (1) 7\2|0|\6 Mi 6|\6|7|5|0f 2\1/8\6
Of 44s om1 sfc
1/6. In other words, the + king (13) 3/4/5|8\2/3\25/8\|1/9|6/7|3
chance of NOT throwing the 4 of clubs 6 6
8/7/6|117/1|6 fa 2/7/5/2|1/4\/6
a four is 5/6 x 5/6, i.e., | = 35; 3 + 21M cH7h 1444
25/36; thus the chance of | queen (12) 5|5|5|9 9M 3|\2/1|3/49 s|\2/8\2|
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throwing at least one four + 9 + jack (11) (8|7|4|4|9/3|4 fae 7/2/0|5|5 go
: 6 ie 1 aS S174
is 1 — 25/36, so 11/36. | 5\6f3/3/8|4\38 ae

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6 Eleven; four spades weigh as much

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& as three hearts, and seven spades
Se weigh as much as three diamonds.

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Thus eleven spades are needed
to balance scale c.

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208; the others are divisible
by 19.

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6 |+20} x}5 |-[11]= frig
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+

-19; there are Just one;

two series its four sides
(+19) and (-19): run diagonally,
-76, -57, -38, connecting
and -19, -27, the midpoints
—46, -65. of each side
of the larger
fence, just touching the corners
of the smaller fence.

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40; starting with 365, add 15 to obtain alternate
numbers (so, 365, 380, 395, 410). Then, arrive at the
numbers in between by multiplying the number formed
by the last two digits by the first digit. So 3 x 65 =
195, and 3 x 80 = 240, etc.

sn sesns 9/2/5/2/8
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1:20; (start at 25 min-

utes past 12 o’clock,
then double the number
of minutes past 12 each
time—i.e., 50 minutes
13,800 ©
past, 100 minutes past,
. 60,606
200 minutes past...)
1,111
4,400
SS 1,734
404
((3x8)+4)+2=14; (3+8-4)x2=14

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8S2 = 4
A maximum of fourteen (or
| fifteen if you include the
| square on which you start);
there’s no way of visiting
_ the whole board, no matter
| which route you take.

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37; there are twenty-one
spots on each die, thus a
total of sixty-three spots
on the three dice. Since
twenty-six spots are
visible, the total number
of spots on the sides
that are not visible
amounts to thirty-seven.

984.

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95
_ 7,359; each number in
| the sequence (except | Go
_ the first and the odd one —
_ out) is obtained by tak-
_ ing the previous number |
_ and adding its two |

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_ central numbers to it;
|€.9., 7,246 + 24 = 7,270.

9896
(4x3) 1-2-9
((44+3)+1)+2=9

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((4+3)x1)+2=9
 102
Each line must total twelve,
_ thus (allowing for possible
rotations and reflections) |
| this is one possible solution: |

103
2,868; reverse the previous
number and add 1 to
the same digit each time
(which starts out as the
4 of the 2,468).
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 1:55; advance the previous clock by the amount shown
on the clock before that; i.e., effectively add the previous
two clocks together, so 1:10 and 2:05 would mean 110
plus 205, giving 315, or 3:15, the time shown on clock c,
and so on.

819; 819 is a square number followed

by its square root, i.e., 9? = 81, while
all the other numbers are cube numbers
followed by their cube roots. For
example, 3,437, where 7° = 343.

|
| 30; Angelica can see the top faces of Ten routes;
all three dice, thus a total of fifteen
|| two clear
spots. The opposite sides of a die add runs and
| up fo seven. On the furthest ee
| eight that
|
the side face Angelica casas as go through
| one spot. On the central die, the side
one star.
| face Angelica can see has five spots.
| On the furthest right die, the side face
|
| Angelica can see has four spots. On
the bottom face of the furthest right
die there is one spot, so the end face
of this die (invisible to you) has either
two or five spots. If this end face has
| two spots, then the total number of
| spots Angelica can see is twenty-sev-
_ en. But Angelica can see more spots
than you, and you would be
| able to see twenty-nine. So the end
+
|
| face Angelica can see must have five
| spots. Thus Angelica can see a total
|

of fifteen spots on the top faces, ten +

|
| Spots on the side faces, and five on
| the end face, so a combined total of
|
| thirty spots.
| BGR =a
|
 6 2
01
| 4:40; in each case each
_ hand moves forward
a number of places
determined by the number |

414
of letters in its last
position. So, for example,
the hour hand of the first
clock shows one. Because |
this has three letters, it

9
moves three positions to
_ point to four on the next
clock. Similarily, the min-
ute hand of the first clock |
_ shows five, so on the
next clock it shows nine
because it has moved on
four positions (i.e., the “(6 + 19)+ 6)+1=4 1. Green 4, Sports 1532
number of letters in five), ((5 + 19)+ 6)x1=4 2. Music 197 5. News 350 —
and so on. |3. 11:15 p.m. 6. Green
 The diagonals
have no 5s, so
in column 5 the
second face
down is a 3.
In row 2, the 5
is in column 3.
In column 3,
the 1 is in row
4. The top right
diagonal totals
23 (intro), so is
6, 3, 6, 1, 6, 1.
Column 3 has a
4 in row 5 and
a 6 in row 6.
Column 6 has
a 1 in row 3,
so must have
a5 in row 4.
Column 5 has a
6 in row 4. For
a total of 17
(intro), the top
(((7 x 7) left diagonal is
(by elimination) |
4, 2, 3, 4, 1,
AONE
3. Thus in row
Six; one square and two circles weigh as much as one
5, column 6 is
triangle; thus two squares weigh as much as one trian-
2. Column 1 is
gle, as do four circles. Therefore two circles weigh as
thus 4, 6, 5,
much as one square, so we need another four circles
2, 3, 1, and
>) (equivalent to two squares) plus two circles in scale
(by elimination)
= c. Thus six circles are needed to balance scale c.
the solution is:
oo
ae be : 5

3
4,805; in all the others multiply the first and third digits
to
Pe
obtain the number formed by the second and fourth digits,
for
6
example, 4 x 5 = 20. With 4,805, multiply the second and
fourth 1
digits to obtain the number formed by the first and third
digits. 4
 129
1. 31,944 2,222; add each number
2. 30,258 to its reverse to get
3. 3,996 the next number:
4. 9,945 e.g., 605 + 506 = 1,111.
5. 2,025
6. 200,000 eae
7. 4,400 : 130 -
8. 3,663 18; add the number of
9. 1,001 spots on the three
10. 350 visible faces of each
11. 1,010 die, then do the same
12. 4,747 for the invisible faces
of each die. Now deduct
wie ) , the lower total from the
126 ~ s higher total and multiply
(5 x “4)- 4+ 6 = 8% that answer by two.
inside the larger (i.e., ((5 + %) x“) x 6 = 8%
moving the 9 coin), so eee —— ©
the big box effectively | 431
holds all the coins. © Note: The 9/1 tile has been
Whichever
way you place
q24 inverted to become 1/6!
the dominoes,
errs the 0-6 is
1,718; to find the next always left
number in the series, add over.
the two middle numbers
to the previous number:
e.g., 1,594 + 59 = 1,653.

125

| 1:00;
(the minute hand moves
| +1, +2, +3... positions
forward; the hour hand
is similar but moves
| backward instead).

125
 I37
64; the other numbers
are 47 - 1, 5? - 1, etc.

The top three levels are

easy to fill in. Next, replace
134
the three unknowns with a, b,
148; add all the previous
and c. This gives us these
digits to the last num-
three equations:
ber, including the digits
of the last number itself. 36 = (15 + a) + (a + b)
So start with 23 + 2 +3 hence 2a + b = 21
= 28, and work up to 98
+9+84+64+54+443 16 = (a + b) + (b + c)
+2+84+2+3
= 148. hence
a + 2b +c = 16 39S
((9 x 7) + (75 + 25))
135 36 = (b + c) + (c + 11)
x (10 + 4) = 924
2: in s a hence
b + 2c = 25
There are ten other
each % €
possible solutions.
case = Adding the first and last
the . a equation together gives 140
hour e ¢ 2a + 2b + 2c = 46 Domino 4/0 (with
hand moves hence a+b+c = 23 the 4 at the top);
forward one hour.
the total number
The minute hand moves Comparing this to the of dots on one
forward by the total given middle equation shows domino equals the
by adding the number to that b must be -7, since it top of the domino
which the hour hand in has another b but the total to its right.
the previous clock points is 7 lower. Now that we
to the number to which know b = -7, it’s easy to
147
the minute hand points. see that a = 14 and c = 16
5,464; each number is
So the minute hand of from the other equations.
obtained by taking the
clock b is moved by four The rest of the pyramid
places (1 + 3 of clock previous number and
can now be completed:
a) to show 2:35; clock c adding the first and
shows 3:20 because the last digit, i.e., 5,431 +
minute hand has moved (5 + 1 = 6) = 5,437.
on another nine places So 5,464 should be
(2 + 7 of clock b), etc. 5,463 for the rest of the
sequence to make sense.

126
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9,158; take the number formed by the odd digits in the correct order from the
previous number multiplied by the number formed by the digits of the even
numbers. So, 75,634 produces 753 x 64 = 48,192.

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