Maths enthusiasts, get ready to put your problem-solving skills to the test. Today's puzzles come from none other than the renowned UK maths writer Ian Stewart, who promises "a superlative survey of superlatives" in his new book 'Reaching for the Extreme'.
To start off, we have Bonnie Tiler, a square grid with three missing corner cells. The task is to cover the entire grid using 11 of these tiles - but will it be possible? The solution lies in understanding the geometric constraints and applying some clever maths.
Next up is Assembly needed, where a shape can be cut into four identical pieces, only along certain black lines, which can then be rearranged to form another shape. Can you find an alternative way to disassemble this piece without using those specific lines? It's a puzzle that requires careful observation and spatial reasoning.
Last but not least, we have Pizza party, where the challenge is to divide three pizzas among five people in such a way that each person receives exactly the same number and size of pieces. Sounds simple, but can it be done? Ian Stewart hints that the answer lies in finding the smallest possible number of pieces that makes this division equal.
Solve these puzzles and you'll not only exercise your brain but also get a glimpse into the fascinating world of maths, as outlined in Ian Stewart's new book. The answers will be revealed at 5pm UK time today, so keep those calculators sharpened!
To start off, we have Bonnie Tiler, a square grid with three missing corner cells. The task is to cover the entire grid using 11 of these tiles - but will it be possible? The solution lies in understanding the geometric constraints and applying some clever maths.
Next up is Assembly needed, where a shape can be cut into four identical pieces, only along certain black lines, which can then be rearranged to form another shape. Can you find an alternative way to disassemble this piece without using those specific lines? It's a puzzle that requires careful observation and spatial reasoning.
Last but not least, we have Pizza party, where the challenge is to divide three pizzas among five people in such a way that each person receives exactly the same number and size of pieces. Sounds simple, but can it be done? Ian Stewart hints that the answer lies in finding the smallest possible number of pieces that makes this division equal.
Solve these puzzles and you'll not only exercise your brain but also get a glimpse into the fascinating world of maths, as outlined in Ian Stewart's new book. The answers will be revealed at 5pm UK time today, so keep those calculators sharpened!
i'm all about those math brain teasers! but gotta say, the pizza party one has me stumped lol, i mean how do you divide pizzas into equal sized pieces? seems like a tough nut to crack 
. any way, got my calculators ready and can't wait to see the answers at 5pm 
I'm still waiting for a decent online puzzle platform that doesn't just dump random problems on me without any context or explanation 
. These puzzles look interesting, but where's the background info on the maths concepts being used? I don't want to waste my time figuring out the principles behind the puzzles if they're just going to throw more questions at me 
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. Where's the variety? The range of difficulties? Give us some puzzles that are gonna keep us up at night 
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. How about some animations, simulations, or even virtual reality experiences to make the maths come alive? That's what I'm looking for 
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You'd be able to figure out those patterns in no time without all this fancy "geometric constraints" stuff. And don't even get me started on Assembly needed – I've seen more complex things to assemble at IKEA... haha, just kidding! 
gotta love puzzles and brain teasers that require some serious problem-solving skills 
i mean, 5 people and 3 pizzas... it seems so impossible to divide them equally 
but then again, thats kinda the point of maths puzzles, right? 
gotta love how these puzzles keep me on my toes! 
i love puzzles and i'm defo gonna try to solve these ones first one got me thinking about squares and tiles, can u imagine if we had infinite space & resources 2 cover the whole grid? that'd be insane 
but for now lets get solving! 2 puzzle no.3 gotta say, dividing pizza slices equally among friends is actually kinda genius 
it's all about finding that perfect number & size ratio... now i'm even more curious to see what 5pm UK time has in store for us 
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The way he's promised "a superlative survey of superlatives" is giving me LIFE 
Can't wait to exercise my brain and see the answers at 5pm UK time 
, tbh! 
... Interesting 
, how do they come up with these puzzles? Do you guys solve them all the time or just for fun? 
pizza party though, that one sounds kinda doable, but only if you're a maths ninja or smthn