Caging Mice
Put a different number of mice in each cage.
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Pick Up the Sticks
Devise a strategy so that you’re the one leaving the last stick on the table every time.
The Differences Between Horses and People
You know how many legs and heads are in a crowd. Now determine how many horses are there.
Constructing Triangles
Construct triangles with particular attributes.
Relationships in the Hundreds
Find numbers in the hundreds with a special relationship among the digits.
Take a Different Base
Determine numbers in different bases.
Summing Away
Find the sum of consecutive integers.
Counting the Years
Using personally significant dates, you can find a surprising result.
Sum of Consecutive Integers
Use the sum of consecutive integers to form certain numbers.
Odd and Strange
Discover some strange properties about a mysterious number.