Questions tagged [calculation-puzzle]
A puzzle that involves numerical calculations, such as multiplication and addition.
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Something I loved the most
Below are some puzzles you need to solve to make a 4 letter word.
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105 35
315 ?
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I am the most important element in your surrounding.
I was found by a Scottish physician.
Who am I?
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I am ...
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Place the numbers 1-7 in the squares so that each row and columns adds up to the same total
A F
B D E
C G
A+B+C = B+D+E = F+E+G
Numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
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Find missing number
In below grid there are 2 numbers missing fill it with appropriate number .
Text version:
69 10 13
192 ? 45
279 64 ?
Hint :
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Math Puzzle: Totaling up A,B, C [closed]
We know the following about the numbers $a$, $b$ and $c$:
$$(a+b)^2=9,\quad(b+c)^2=25, \quad(a+c)^2=81$$
If $a + b + c ≥ 1$, determine the number of possible values for $a + b + c$
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Find the missing 2 number inside inner circle
This puzzle is made by me. In the below diagram you can see there are two missing numbers; you need to fill them with the appropriate numbers.
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3 x 3 Grid Square Problem
For a question that I need to answer, we have to show that there is only one arrangement for which, in a 3 x 3 grid in which the numbers from 1 to 9 are placed and 5 is the centre number, the sum of ...
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Please solve this interesting riddle [closed]
Hi There,
Please help in solving this puzzle....
Thank You!
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What is the missing number in this grid composed by 25 values?
Well, I have created a simple table with 25 values, inside it, all the data is readable, except for one that is hidden.
Can you guess it?
The table:
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How to programmatically solve math puzzle
I have this puzzle and I want to solve by code. I wrote simple code trying to brute force but it fail in one condition
https://dotnetfiddle.net/cJyu3w
Anyone know of a link or source how to solve ...
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A Tribute to Countdown
Leave empty or put a multiplier, divider, adder or subtractor in the boxes:
For example:
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Squared, what is in the post-scriptum?
Just received an invitation from a fellow mathematician for a party. The invitation is quite clear: where I need to be at what time is clearly said in the invitation, but at the bottom of the ...
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Find the missing number in the series
Numbers in the series:
4,12,14,16, ?, 25
Please help me find the missing number in the series above.
I have already tried with different sequences but unable to solve this.
Thanks.
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Can you decipher these ancient numerals?
This stone was found at the foot of an ancient door.
This old note with some mathematical relationships was discovered nearby.
Can you use this information to figure out what number each of the 9 ...
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Shots, shots, shots, shots!
Once in a while I go out for a drink to my favourite bar. Normally is just drink a beer, eat some snacks and have a good time with my three friends. But last night I wanted to do some shots. The ...
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Picture-Puzzle. Find the number!
Make sense out of this picture below and find the two-digit number!
Note: Pay attention to everything except the rounded rectangles
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Given these numbers, find the hidden word
Given this sorted list of 33 numbers, is it in your power to find the riddle they are hiding and figure out the secret word?
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Challenge on ASCII Codes
My friend shared a challenge puzzle with me but I don't have any idea on this? I believe that it's related to ascii characters.
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Six cities. What's the missing number?
Six cities are listed below. For five of them, their numerical value is given. Find the missing number.
$$\text{London = 6800}$$
$$\text{Paris = 9248}$$
$$\text{Seoul = 9100}$$
$$\text{Tokyo = 7500}$$...
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Quick way to find the square root of 123.45654321?
If $n^2= 123.45654321$, then what will be the exact value of $n$?
Is there a neat/efficient way to solve this without using the long division method? Since this is a GRE question, I believe there ...
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Find the missing number from the pyramid
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1 3
3 3 9
9 3 1 9
Find the missing number in the pyramid?
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16 number puzzles on a blackboard
I have left you some number puzzles on the blackboard. Solve them and let me know what they spell.
Hint:
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Catching the thief before it's too late
London, 17:15.
Inspector Arbor wasn't quite happy with the current situation. Normally, he would have enjoyed this sunny Saturday outside at the Park but now wasn't the time for that.
Valuable ...
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How should they divide the money?
Three friends go on a picnic.
John brings a loaf of sliced bread. Raj brings sliced tomatoes and Von brings a package of sliced cheese.
They make sandwiches and eat them. John’s sandwich has 2 ...
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9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 = 0 and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 = 0
There are many number sequence puzzles on this site. I acknowledge them all.
Martin Gardner introduced the puzzle with the 9 digit sequence with math operations, reaching 100 as below
An old ...
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Multiple XOR operations
Find $8$ distinct $8$-bit numbers, each with $4$ bits set to one, such that the cumulative XOR of these bytes is $10101010$.
I imagine there are multiple answers, so the first correct answer wins the ...
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Which number is the largest in this division case? [closed]
I came across this puzzling question in a coaching school exercise book for children preparing for selective high school enrolment test. I can't figure out the answer and suspect something was wrong ...
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Banknotes recalling [closed]
Last year the inhabitants of Elfland (which are -of course- Elfs) had a referendum and decided to stop using barter and to adopt their own currency (the Elfcoin).
On January 1st, 2020 the central ...
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Three shy fairies performing two thousand times
Three shy fairies participate in a dance competition. Since they are shy they don't want to be seen by anyone except for the five judges of the competition. The competition is composed of $2000$ ...
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Number puzzle i really need help with
I found this puzzle in a VRChat world.
Its a 6 number puzzle, and I need to know the value of “? ? ? ? ? ?”.
I also need to know the number.
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Living in prime years
A human was born somewhere in interval of [1;1920] A.D. They lived exactly 100 years. They lived through more years that were prime numbers than any other human (of the same lifespan) who was born in ...
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Guess the missing digits [duplicate]
Can you guess the missing digits in the following multiplication?
??? x 3? = ????
Digits from 1 to 9 appear exactly once each.
The goal is to solve it with as little calculation as possible.
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Visual calculation puzzle
Below are some objects and numbers. Try figure out what they represent and finally replace the question mark.
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Why do I celebrate later? (still 13,37 years)
A very little time ago, just a bit ago one may say, people started partying. Some even went out of their houses to do so… crazy thing, IMHO.
Anyway, I don't, I'll start partying in 4886 days.¹
Why do ...
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Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one
Some of us already did, and some of us are going to end the years with the word "teen" in it soon, for another 94 years.
So let me ask the question: How many distinct numbers can you produce with ...
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Maximizing Product of Selected Cards
Jennifer is playing a game. The Ace through King of spades are taken from a standard playing deck and laid out facedown on the table. At any time, Jennifer can select two cards and reveal them, and ...
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Two cards which product is not a square
There are 100 cards on a table numbered 1,2,...,100. What is the maximum number of cards, which can be selected such that no two cards have a product, which is a perfect square?
Example: you cannot ...
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Date from 2 wooden cube puzzle [duplicate]
In an interview the interviewer asked me a question based on date.
Suppose in a office, at the manager's desk there are 2 wooden cubes to show the date of month, every day the manager sets the cubes ...
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“When the Romans counted the entirety of their whole army, their sum was greater than the value of this.” [closed]
I came across this site and you all seem really smart so I was possibly hoping you could help me. I have this puzzle and I can't work it out, does anyone has a clue or answer?
When the Romans ...
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4 Attempts to Guess a Number Between 1-15
Is there a way to find a number between 1-15 in 4 attempts? In each attempt you can guess a range / combination of numbers and you will get an answer if the number is in that range / combination or ...
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Missing Number Picture Puzzle
This is is logical reasoning puzzle in which your challenge is to find the relationship among the given numbers and then find the value of the missing number.
Source: https://www.funwithpuzzles.com/...
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Locked Door Number Puzzle
I'm supposed to make a delivery to a crazed botanist. In case you're curious, the shipping manifest is:
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3 bags of coins, find which bag contains fake coins, doing only 1 weighing
Probably a very easy puzzle for you guys; my point is more a mathematical one.
FYI, it was shown in an episode of Columbo.
You have 3 bags of coins. Each bag contains 50 identical coins. Two bags ...
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I want an exact value of Pi
Use 1, 2, 2, 2 (Each number used exactly once) to form π.
I want an exact value of π, not any approximation.
Available operators:
+ - * / ( ) ^ !
You can use any one of them for any times.
Hint:...
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How to make the number 49?
You've to start with $1$ and can use each of the following operations at most once.
You can do the following in any order you like:
1) Add $2$.
2) Add $3$.
3) Add $5$.
4) Multiply $2.$
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Is there any pattern involved in the following sequence? [closed]
Consider the numerical sequence $$800,1600,4800,6400,12000,6400, \cdots.$$ Is there any pattern involved in this sequence? I am very curious to know that.
This puzzle is from a FlipKart Daily Quiz.
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How to fill up the numbers in a set of empty discs drawing a pentagon?
The following pentagon is composed by $10$ discs. Each disc must be filled with one number. The allowed numbers to be used are the first $10$ even positive numbers. The sum of the numbers to be placed ...
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“Short” And Sweet Math
In the following chess diagram, how many possible chess postions exist?
No looking at the solution!
Source: P1359129 & Andrew Jonathan Mestel,
Retros mailing list, 2/1/2019
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One-digit products in a row of numbers, base-N
Generalizing One-digit products in a row of numbers to base-N:
For which bases N does there exist at least one solution to the following:
"The digits from 1 to N can be arranged in a row, such that ...
