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Solution to Puzzle #166: Donut Sharing
This was a very simple puzzle, perhaps a bit too simple and I therefore received only two correct responses – Pratik Poddar and Mahi Saraf – well done both! I am taking the liberty of reproducing the answer from Mahi: … Continue reading
Puzzle #167: 4 Rats in a Star
Yet another wonderful puzzle from the NSA collection. Please do have your children try this one! RATS x 4 = STAR Each instance of a letter stands for the same digit, no two letters represent the same digit, and R … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #153: Get Your Gifts
A very nice puzzle and many people sent me answers. I was disappointed that not too many children tried it. Even though I am posting the solution, I would encourage you to try to puzzle with your children. Many people … Continue reading
Puzzle #154: Can You Divvy Up the Gold?
I continue my love affair with the NSA puzzles, and here is one more, third week in a row – thanks again Suman! We have done a few pirates and gold problems in the past. This one is slightly easier. … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #152: The Four Weights
You give simple problems to avid puzzlers and mathematicians, and you always find some twists to the problem that you never thought of. This puzzle was one of them. But before I go into the complications, here are the people … Continue reading
Puzzle #153: Get Your Gifts
Another nice puzzle from the NASA collection sent to me by Suman Saraf. Four friends, Holly, Belle, Carol, and Nick, gather for May birthdays. Holly announces that she has a game before dinner. She hid gifts for each of her … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #151: Journey from 458 to 14
This was a simple puzzle and I got lots of correct answers. Ones to send correct answers were Suman Saraf’s daughter, Amit Mittal, Ram, Karan Sharma, Pratik Poddar, Ravish Aggarwal, Prakhar Prakash and Smiti Mittal. My elder one, Anisha, also … Continue reading
Puzzle #152: The Four Weights
Thanks to Suman Saraf for recently pointing me to NSA (National Security Agency’s) monthly puzzle blog. Here is a nice and simple problem that they posted in their April blog. Worth trying with your children! This puzzle created by Andy … Continue reading
Puzzle #151: Journey from 458 to 14
This is a beautiful teaser contributed by Pooja Singh, who tried this with her 9 year old. So will encourage everyone to try this, it could be a nice, 5-minute puzzle! You begin with the number 458. You are only … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #144: Pirates and Gold Once Again
Many correct responses to this puzzle, but the I was happiest to see was Danny from Washington DC, an 8th grader – well done Danny. Other people who sent the right answer included Suman Saraf, Vivek Rai and Pratik Poddar. … Continue reading
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