Math puzzles
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The document contains descriptions of 8 puzzles involving geometric shapes and spatial/logical reasoning problems. Puzzle 1 involves arranging matches to form squares. Puzzle 2 tasks putting numbers in a circle to sum to 26 in each row. Puzzle 3 involves arranging numbers without consecutive ones touching. The remaining puzzles involve predicting patterns, counting triangles, identifying cubes, and finding an area without calculating.
Math puzzles
- 2. PUZZLE 1 GREEK TEMPLE THE TEMPLE SHOWN IS MADE OF 11 MATCHES A. Move 2 matches and get 11 squares. B. Move 15 matches and get 15 squares.
- 3. GREEK TEMPLE Answer : A. Move 2 matches and get 11 squares. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 11
- 4. GREEK TEMPLE Answer : B. Move 4 matches and get 15 squares. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 11 14 15
- 5. PUZZLE 2 - STAR of DAVID CAN YOU PUT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 12 IN THE CIRCLE SO THAT THE SUM OF EACH OF THE SIX ROWS WILL BE 26?
- 6. PUZZLE 2 – STAR of DAVID 1 2 12 3 11 2 6 8 5 10 7 4 9 1 26 26 26 26 26 26 ANSWER
- 7. PUZZLE 3 - EIGTH ARRANGE NUMBERS 1 – 8 SO THAT NO 2 CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS ARE IN CIRCLES THAT ARE CONNECTED BY LINE SEGMENTS.
- 8. PUZZLE 3 - EIGHT ANSWER: 4 6 7 1 8 2 3 5
- 9. PUZZLE 4 - EMPTY What will be the next figure on the empty box?
- 10. PUZZLE 4 - EMPTY What will be the next figure on the empty box? ANSWER:
- 11. PUZZLE 5 - TRIHEX How many triangles can you find on this figure?
- 12. PUZZLE 5 - TRIHEX How many triangles can you find on this figure? ANSWER: 28 TRIANGLES
- 13. PUZZLE 6 - CUBIC HOW MANY CUBES MADE UP THIS FIGURE ?
- 14. PUZZLE 6 - CUBIC ANSWER:
- 15. PUZZLE 7 - WHAT’S NEXT What will the next figure look like?
- 16. PUZZLE 7 - WHAT’S NEXT What will the next figure look like? ANSWER:
- 17. PUZZLE 8 - WHAT’S NEXT The area of the big square is 100 cm2. Find the area of the small square without doing any calculations.
- 18. PUZZLE 8 - WHAT’S NEXT The area of the small square is 50 cm2. The big square is made up of 8 congruent triangles while the small squares is made up 4 congruent triangles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ANSWER: