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Wednesday, 4 March 2015

#mathchallenge time

Here is this week's #mathchallenge.

This time, it's a logic puzzle.

Can you solve it?? Post a comment with your response!

Mia, Jake, Carol, Barbara, Ford and Jeff are all going to a costume party. Figure out which person is wearing what costume and when they arrived at the party.
  • The person that arrived fourth was wearing bathing suit.
  • Barbara was the last to arrive.
  • Jake and Mia arrived and stayed together.
  • The first person was dressed as a French Maid.
  • Superman arrived right before Barbara.
  • The Potato Heads were always together at the party.
  • Ford was a Surfer Dude.
  • The French Maid was not Carol.
  • The Vampire arrived after Superman.

(From Insider Mathematics)

Monday, 23 February 2015

When not knowing math can cost you $15,000

The next time you're on a game show, just remember: math can help you win big money!

The question below was featured on an episode of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire."


Try solving the problem yourself, then watch the video to see if you're correct and what happened in the video!

Good luck!


Wednesday, 18 February 2015

This week's #mathchallenge answer!

Congratulations to Theo, Kushaan, and Ron who all got the correct answer to this week's #mathchallenge!

The correct number is:

64 triangles!

Check out this website for the solution.


Thursday, 12 February 2015

This week's #mathchallenge!

How many triangles do you see??

If you don't have Instagram, post your answer as a comment here.

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

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I need YOUR feedback so I can make my blog more useful and interesting for YOU!


How to win at Rock Paper Scissors!

Have you ever played Rock Paper Scissors? Do you think it's purely up to chance or can there be strategy?
Check out this Numberphile video for some strategies on how to win...

Be sure to play the same during a break and let me know how it goes!

Monday, 9 February 2015

Last Week's Instagram #mathchallenge

Congratulations to Isabella O and Sid W who completed the Super Bowl-themed Instagram #mathchallenge!


The correct answer was:
The next five Super Bowls in Roman Numerals are:
L
LI
LII
LIII
LIV
The next five Super Bowls in Arabic Numerals are:
50
51
52
52
54
(That is taken from Sid's excellent and very complete response!)
Congratulations!