Can you solve it? Are you cut out for these puzzling slices?

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Can You Solve It? Are You Cut Out For These Puzzling Slices?

Math enthusiasts, get ready to put your problem-solving skills to the test. Today's puzzles are all geometrical, courtesy of Ian Stewart, the UK's most enduring and eloquent popular maths writer.

First up, we have Bonnie Tiler, a square grid with three corner cells missing. Below it is a tile made of three cells in a line. The question is: can you cover the 33-cell grid with 11 of these tiles? If not, why not?

Ian Stewart's puzzle demands attention to detail and spatial reasoning. With so many possible combinations, will you be able to find a solution that fits all 11 tiles snugly into the grid?

Next, we have Assembly Needed, a shape that can be cut into four identical pieces along black lines. The twist? These pieces can be rearranged to form a square. Can you find an alternative way to cut the left-hand shape into four identical pieces that will still result in a square when reassembled?

Finally, there's Pizza Party, where three pizzas need to be divided among five people. Three get 3/5 slices each, while two receive 2/5 and 1/5 slices respectively. But what if we change the division method? Can you devise a new way to split the pizza into equal-sized pieces for each person?

The clock is ticking – tune in at 5pm UK to find out if your math skills are up to par with Ian Stewart's challenging puzzles!
 
I'm loving these brain teasers 🤔! I think it's awesome that math enthusiasts get to flex their problem-solving muscles. For the square grid, I'm thinking of using some advanced tessellations techniques to cover all 11 tiles without any gaps. It seems like a fun challenge!

The Assembly Needed puzzle has me stumped for now 😅, but I'll have to think carefully about how those black lines can be rearranged into squares. Maybe there's an alternative way to approach this?

As for the Pizza Party, changing up the division method could lead to some creative solutions 🍕! But dividing it equally among five people might be a tough nut to crack – especially when you have three big slices and two tiny ones left over.

I'm excited to see what Ian Stewart's got in store for us at 5 pm UK! Can we do it? 💪
 
🤔 these puzzles sound like a real brain twister. I'm not sure why they think we need a TV show to solve them, though - it's just basic geometry and spatial reasoning. I mean, come on, can't we just Google the answers like everyone else? 🙄 still, I guess it'll be fun to try and figure out the solutions... maybe. 😐
 
omg this is like soooo cool 😍🤔 i love maths problems like these its like a fun puzzle challenge can you imagine being able to figure them all out 🙃 i think the Bonnie Tiler one sounds super tricky though how many combinations are we talking about here 🤯 and for Assembly Needed cutting the left-hand shape into four identical pieces has got me totally stumped lol gotta watch it at 5pm UK to see if im right 📺
 
🤔 these puzzles sound like so much fun, but i gotta say, back in my day, we didn't have all these fancy online resources to test our problem-solving skills. we'd just grab a pencil and paper and try to figure it out on our own. but i guess that's what makes these new-fangled puzzles so exciting – the challenge of figuring them out! 📝 and who knows, maybe with 11 tiles covering 33 cells, it's not as easy as it looks 😅. i'm intrigued by the Assembly Needed puzzle too... cutting shapes into identical pieces is like a childhood game to me... how do you get four squares from one shape without using any lines? 🤷‍♀️
 
Ugh, these puzzle things are just so... repetitive 🙄. Every time I see a "math enthusiast" or some genius trying to solve these brain teasers, it's always the same thing - figure out how to fit this many pieces together into a square shape 💡. Can't they come up with something more interesting for once? Like, have you seen the new augmented reality app that just came out? Now that's some innovative stuff 📱🤔. I mean, I'm happy to help someone out if they get stuck on one of these puzzles, but can we please move on to something a bit more exciting? 😴
 
omg I just saw this thread like 3 days ago and now its already dead 🙃 i love the pizza party puzzle tho, I think its possible to divide the pizza into equal pieces by cutting each pie into like 2.5 slices or something and then redistributing them among the people... idk if it works but it seems doable to me 😊
 
omg i'm so down for this math challenge 🤩📚, i mean who doesn't love a good puzzle? and can you believe there's only 11 tiles needed to cover the entire grid? like what if it's not possible tho? 🤔 would that even be a valid solution? idk but im def gonna give it a shot and see what happens.Assembly Needed is pretty cool too, i mean who knew cutting shapes could be so complicated? 🧩👀 and pizza party is kinda relatable though, my friends and i are always fighting over food in the cafeteria... maybe i can use this as inspiration for my own puzzle lol.
 
omg I'm so down for this 🤩, who doesn't love a good puzzle? I think what I'd try first is the Pizza Party one, 'cause it seems like they've already found a way that works... but then again, isn't that the point of math - finding new ways to solve problems? 🤔 I'm gonna be tuning in at 5pm UK to see if my brain can keep up with Ian Stewart's challenges 😅
 
lol these puzzles are so interesting 😂 i cant believe how hard it is to cover that grid with just 11 tiles. im guessing its all about finding the right pattern and using the least amount of waste... anyone know a solution yet? 🤔 i've been staring at that tile for like an hour trying to figure out how to fit it in 👀
 
I just saw this thread and I gotta say, these puzzles sound like a total brain-twister. I'm definitely down to give it a shot, but honestly, the more I think about it, the more my head hurts 🤯. The first puzzle is kinda simple, but then you have all those possible combinations... 11 tiles in a 33-cell grid? That's a lot of trial and error for me 😅. On the other hand, the assembly one looks like a fun challenge - cutting shapes into identical pieces can be pretty cool 🎨. And pizza party sounds like a tasty problem to solve! I'll def be tuning in at 5pm UK to see if anyone else can crack these puzzles
 
🤔 those puzzle sound pretty tricky 🤯, but i think its all about breakin it down step by step and see what works. spatial reasoning is key here, gotta be able to visualize the tiles in my head before i can even start tryna find a solution 📐. its not just about throwin some tiles together and hopin for the best 😂, gotta be strategic and methodical in approach.
 
OMG, u gotta try these math puzzles!!! 🤯 They're sooo tricky and fun!!! I was like "can i solve this?" for a bit 😂 Bonnie Tiler's grid is like, super hard cuz the tiles have 3 cells in a line, but i think it's doable w/ some serious brain power 💡 Ian Stewart's got some wicked puzzles 4 u! And Pizza Party... oh man, that one had me like "wut if?" 🍕🤔 I'm defo tuning in at 5pm UK to see if i can solve 'em!!! 👀
 
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