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[Challenge Geometric Puzzle #3] Four identical matchsticks squares

Move two matchsticks to make only four identical squares. Show Answer ▼

12:27 PM | Posted in Geometry Puzzles | Read More »

[Challenge Geometric Puzzle #2] Max Parts – Using 4 Lines

How to get max divisions (parts) using 4 lines in the following rectangular? Show Hint ▼ The max number is 11 Parts Show Answer ▼

12:00 PM | Posted in Geometry Puzzles | Read More »

[Challenge Geometric Puzzle #1] Four Equal Shapes

Divide the following shape into4 parts have the same shapes and the same areas Use the inner area to work not the outer one Show Answer ▼

12:42 PM | Posted in Geometry Puzzles,Puzzles | Read More »

Pyramid Passage

Ancient Egyptian pyramids were built as royal tombs. Within these massive stone structures were rooms, halls, and connecting passageways. Look at the figure below. Can you draw four paths that connect the matching symbols? The paths may not cross, they may not enter a non-matching pyramid, nor may they go outside the larger pyramid boundary. [...]

1:39 PM | Posted in Geometry Puzzles | Read More »

Putting It Together

Suppose you have a list of numbers from zero to one hundred. How quickly can you add them all up without using a calculator? Show Hint ▼ HINT: There is a swift way to add these numbers. Think about how the numbers at the opposite ends of the list relate to each other. Show Answer [...]

1:23 PM | Posted in Mathematical Puzzles | Read More »

NO CHANGE PUZZLE

“GIVE ME CHANGE for a dollar, please.” said the customer. “I’m sorry.” said Miss Jones, the cashier, after searching through the cash register, “but I can’t do it with the coins I have here.” “Can you change a half dollar then?” Miss Jones shook her head. In fact, she said, she couldn’t even make change [...]

12:36 PM | Posted in Mathematical Puzzles | Read More »

THE THREE CATS PUZZLE

IF THREE CATS catch three rats in three minutes, how many cats will catch 100 rats in 100 minutes? Show Answer ▼ The usual answer to this old riddle is as follows. If it takes three cats three minutes to catch three rats, it must take them one minute to catch one rat. And if [...]

12:19 PM | Posted in Mathematical Puzzles | Read More »

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