By Ariel Marcy, 5 November 2024
We’ve written a code using two different prime numbers less than 10. We then multiplied these two primes and used the resulting “code number” to shift the alphabet forward to new letters. Can you use the clues above to decode this message: DRO QYVN SC LEBSON SX DRO QKBNOX.
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By Ariel Marcy, 9 October 2024
Right before the bell rings, Jeri’s teacher throws up a problem on the board: “I’m thinking of a number. When I add its digits together and multiply by seven, I get the number I first thought of. The number is under 40.” Can you help Jeri find the number before class is dismissed?
By Ariel Marcy, 24 September 2024
Can you solve this grid-based logic puzzle about NASA? You are doing a science project about four of NASA’s spacecraft: Clipper, DAVINCI, Dragonfly and MAVEN. Each spacecraft will visit another planet in the solar system: Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. They also have different launch dates: 2013, 2024, 2028 and 2030.
By Ariel Marcy, 10 September 2024
A team of geologists are using the latest technology to drill into the Earth’s ocean floor and look at the rock underneath! They manage to drill a total of 1250 metres (based on a recent true story!). But the drilling gets harder the deeper they get.
By David Shaw, 29 August 2024
Eight people come together for a very important meeting. How many ways can just one person sit in the wrong chair?
By Ariel Marcy, 13 August 2024
In this puzzle, each Aussie animal stands for a number. Each animal represents the same number throughout the puzzle. Can you use the first three mathematical equations to figure out the answer to the last equation?
By Ariel Marcy, 30 July 2024
A team of engineers have invented a new, stretchy battery that is clear. Another team have invented a jelly-like battery that is rainbow coloured. Both teams want to compare how long their batteries last to a regular, silver AA battery.
By Ariel Marcy, 17 July 2024
These grid-based logic problems require Sherlock-like deduction! We’ll take you through the basics of solving these tricky word puzzles.
By Ariel Marcy, 16 July 2024
Lavonne is a security guard who has to walk around the outside of an L-shaped building. She knows the length of the longest sides, 200 metres and 140 metres. She also knows the shape of the building and that each of the angles are 90 degrees. What is the building’s perimeter?
By Ariel Marcy, 29 May 2024
Anamaria and Chen are two friends who toured a magical chocolate factory! They both get enormous amounts of chocolate and they want to share it evenly between them. Anamaria gets 1,574,936 squares of chocolate and Chen gets 3,569,321 squares of chocolate. Without using a calculator, can you tell if it is possible for them to share the chocolate between them without breaking any squares?
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