Tag Archives: Alok Goyal

Puzzle #29: Scrambled Box Tops

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Alok Goyal

This is very cute puzzle, more like a quick teaser that can be a nice dining table puzzle. I was initially asked this puzzle by a friend of my daughter on her 9th birthday. I rediscovered the problem recently in … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #28: Cake Cutting

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Alok Goyal

I got a relatively muted response to this puzzle, but some very interesting answers among them. Specifically, I want to congratulate Mayuri+Mehul, as well as Tishyaa for very innovative answers. Jyotsana Dube also sent a correct answer, but not universally … Continue reading →

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Puzzle #28: Cake Cutting

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Alok Goyal

This is a puzzle that I have seen in many different sources, a nice geometry puzzle! Mary baked a rectangular cake. Merlin secretly carved out a small rectangular piece, ate it and vanished! The remaining cake has to be split … Continue reading →

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Puzzle #27: The 3 Matchsticks Heaps

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Alok Goyal

This puzzle is a nice and again a relatively easy one, and the beauty is that children and adults should both enjoy this one. I found this in a puzzle book I bought way back in 1985 – Mathematics can … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #26: Get to the number 14

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Alok Goyal

This was a relatively simple puzzle and I got many answers immediately as if this were a buzzer round question. Even my 9 year old, gave me multiple answers in succession, in a bid to get to number 14 in … Continue reading →

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Puzzle #26: Get to the number 14

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Alok Goyal

This is a relatively simple arithmetic puzzle, that I found interesting to do with my 9 year old. I picked this up from Mathematical Circles. Here is the puzzle: You begin with the number 458. You are only allowed two … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #25: Eleven Matches

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Alok Goyal

I got a lot of answers for this puzzle. Some worthy mentions include Rohit Gupta, Ruchir Godura and Jyotsana Dube. Among children, only Anisha Sharma Goyal solved this one. Reason I liked the puzzle so much is that if you … Continue reading →

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Puzzle #25: Eleven Matches

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Alok Goyal

This is a very nice “game puzzle” and I would encourage all of you to actually play the game, especially children. The puzzle is from “The Moscow Puzzles” by Boris A. Kordemsky, Chapter X. This puzzle is relevant for all … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #24: Where on Earth Are We?

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Alok Goyal

I got many more responses for this puzzle than what I have had for a while – so thanks for that. While many of you solved it correctly, I would like to highlight that Shray Suday Vats was the first … Continue reading →

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Puzzle #24: Where On Earth Are We?

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Alok Goyal

This is another classic puzzle which can be found in many different books – a highly recommended puzzle for your children to help them think n 3-dimensions and explain some special properties of a sphere. How many points are there … Continue reading →

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