Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Problem 29: Numbers in circles


The figure shows seven circles joined by three straight lines. The numbers 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48 and 96 are to be placed into the circles, one in each so that the product of the three numbers on each of the three lines is the same. Which of the numbers could go in the center?

Source: UKMT

Math Pics 3: Perceptions of Probability and Numbers





































































Source

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Rich Tasks 4: Number Challenge


Problem 28: World Cup Standing


In the World Cup’s group stage, each group of four teams plays a round robin, with every team playing the other teams once each. A win is worth 3 points, a draw 1 point, and a loss 0 points. The points are tallied, and the top two teams in each group advance to the knockout stage. For a given group — let’s pick Group A, which includes Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Uruguay — how many different final standings, including point totals, are possible for the group stage?

Source: fivethirtyeight

Friday, March 23, 2018

Rich Tasks 3: Number Crossword Challenge

Prepare a number crossword using prime numbers, square and cubic numbers. Your target is to complete it with the least amount of dark squares.




Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Problem 27: Three Candles


When one of the three equal-sized candles completely melted, the second has a height of 3 cms and the third one has a height of 5 cms.

At the instant when the second candle totally finishes, the third candle's length is measured 2.5 cms.

What was the initial length of the candles?

Problem 26: Logic Puzzle

mac:Users:murattepe:Desktop:Screen Shot 2016-04-11 at 16.51.39.png

Which of the following is most suitable for the missing place?

mac:Users:murattepe:Desktop:Screen Shot 2016-04-11 at 16.48.47.png

Problem 25: Missing Number

Find the missing number:

Problem 24: Count the Circles

 How many circles will there be in step IV?
mac:Users:murattepe:Desktop:Screen Shot 2016-03-19 at 17.55.52.png

Problem 23: Missing Figure

mac:Users:murattepe:Desktop:Screen Shot 2016-03-13 at 18.10.35.png 
Which of the following is the most suitable for the missing position?
mac:Users:murattepe:Desktop:Screen Shot 2016-03-13 at 18.13.33.png

Monday, March 12, 2018

Problem 18: Skipping Sevens


Mauricio counts from 1 to 200. Believing that ‘7’ is not a lucky number for him, he skips all the multiples of seven and all the numbers that contain seven. In this situation, how many numbers does he skip?

Problem 17: Handshakes

UEFA Pre-Match Handshake   ©Getty Images
Before a football game starts each team player shakes hands of all other team players and the referees. There are 11 players in a football team and there are 3 referees for the game, in the pre-match ceremony. How many handshakes will there be in total?


  1. 124
  2. 155
  3. 188
  4. 242
  5. 255

Problem 16: Polygon Puzzle


Problem 15: Odd Figure

Choose the odd one out!