MATHEMATICS

PUZZLE OF THE WEEK

What's special?

Multiply together all four digits in 1997. Now multiply together the squares of the digits.
What's special about these two answers?


 

What's special?

I made a new year's resolution at midnight on new year's eve. I kept the resolution for exactly 1,998 minutes. At what time and on what date did I break my new year's resolution?


 

Prime time?

How many prime numbers are there between 19 and 98?


 

Prices of Pens and Pencils

If one pen and nine pencils cost 98p. What are the possible prices of pens and pencils?


 

Supermarket Spending.

I spent £19.97 at the supermarket on tins of peas, carrots, beans and tomatoes.
If peas cost 43p per tin;
carrots cost 57p per tin;
beans cost 47p per tin;
tomatoes cost 44p per tin.

How many of each did I buy?

 

One One

What is the next line in this pattern of numbers?

1

1 1

2 1

1 2 1 1

1 1 1 2 2 1

3 1 2 2 1 1

1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1

.......

In which line (if at all) will four first appear?


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