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Numeric-Maze
| In the following numeric-maze, go to the ‘START’ box and proceed through the maze, following instructions as provided, until you get to the ‘FINISH’ box. What number did you finish with? |
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Puzzle OneIn a guessing game, five friends had to guess the exact number of balls in a box. The guesses were 31, 35, 39, 49, and 37, but none of guesses were correct. The guesses were off by (in random order) 1, 9, 5, 3, and 9. Can you determine the number of balls in the box? Solution: Number of balls in box = 40 31 + 9 = 40 |
Puzzle TwoA man wanted to get into his locked office building, but he had forgotten his five number unlocking code. However, he did remember five clues. The following clues were: a) The fifth number plus the third number equals fourteen. With these clues, can you determine the five numbers in the unlocking sequence? Solution: 7, 4, 6, 5, 8 |
Puzzle ThreeIn this puzzle, each row, column & diagonal is a mathematical expression or calculation. Use the numbers 1 to 9 to satisfy each calculation (each number can be used only once). Find the combination of numbers that satisfy all the resulting answers as shown. Note: multiplication ( *) & division (/) are performed before addition (+) and subtraction (-) when calculating. Solution:
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