puzzlers
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PuzzlersCathal McCoy
No match for you
1. Move only two matches to create another arithmetically correct equation.
2. From there, move another two matches to make a further equation.
Four moves in all, making two further arithmetically correct equations.
Growing up fast
b o y
• Turn this boy into a old man using 4 curved lines (arcs) and 1 straight line.
Back in your box
• Which box can you make it into?• Rules:
1. You (centre) can only move ← horizontally→ and ↑vertically↓.
2. You must enter the box via its open lid.3. You’re allowed exactly 5 moves (squares), and you may only
turn once, your final move must take you inside the box.
Build me a wall paddy
• Build the shape below without lifting your pen from the page or retracing any lines.
Leap of Earth
• Assume the earth’s orbit around the sun is a circular one, with a radius of 93 million miles.
How much longer (in miles) is the earth’s path around the sun in a leap year?