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Perplexing problems 1.

Perplexing problems 1. What’s the number? It has 3 digits It is a multiple of 11 All the digits are odd The sum of its digits is a square number Answer: 979. Perplexing problems 2. How many go by bus? In a school of 1200 pupils, 580 are girls.

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Perplexing problems 1.

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  1. Perplexing problems 1. What’s the number? It has 3 digits It is a multiple of 11 All the digits are odd The sum of its digits is a square number Answer: 979

  2. Perplexing problems 2. How many go by bus? • In a school of 1200 pupils, 580 are girls. • One third of the pupils travel to school by bus • 462 boys do not go by bus • How many girls do go by bus? Answer: 242

  3. Perplexing problems 3. How many altogether? • Sam and Ben collect marbles • Sam tells Ben, “If you give me 5 marbles I’ll have twice as many as you.” • Ben says, “If you give me 4 we would have the same number”. • How many marbles were there altogether? Answer: 54

  4. Perplexing problems 4. What number was the middle house? • Five houses next door to each other were on the odd side of the road. • They were all 2-digit numbers, and in ascending order • The fourth one was the only prime number • What number was the middle house? Answer: 95

  5. Perplexing problems 5. How much altogether? • Ann, Bob and Carol are counting their money • Ann and Bob together have £5.98 • Bob and Carol together have £6.47 • Ann and Carol together have £8.51 • How much do they have altogether? Answer: £10.48

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