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A puzzle related to mathematical facts and objects, whose solution needs mathematical arguments. General mathematics questions are off-topic but can be asked on Mathematics Stack Exchange.

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The Faulty Keypad Safe

I originally encountered this as requiring a pattern that a human could execute without having to memorize a long sequence, even if it made the total number of numbers pressed longer. My solution to c …
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Ten girls around a table

Less rigorous and mathematical, but perhaps more intuitive approach: (a) note that for each girl, (b) (c) (d) to check the work, go the other way around the circle:
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