Archive for February, 2007

CA. Cut the Cake!

How to satisfy the most jealous of triplets?

 
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BZ. Two Teams

Twenty three people split into two teams of eleven & one ref; no matter how they split, the teams have the same total weight! Can the players themselves be different weights?

 
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BY. Guests at a Party

A short, but tricky puzzle: how many guests must you invite before you can be sure that there are at least three mutual acquaintances or three mutual strangers?

 
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BW. The Math Factor Million Dollar Give Away!!!

Up to $1,000,000 in Prize Money May Be Given Away! Whoever sends us the largest number wins the prize– a million dollars divided by the winning entry!

(So, if everyone could just hold it together and send in the number “1″, we’ll be out a lot of dough! Of course, if everyone else sends in “1″, you might consider being a rascal and sending in “2″… this is a slippery slope though…)

 
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BV. 9’s Strike Again

A beginner’s guide to mind-reading!

We explain the solution to last week’s puzzle.

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