Welcome to the inaugural first edition of The Puzzler. Every week, there are 2 new puzzles related to my passion: math, logic, and thinking. The first puzzle will be The Puzzler Quik, meant for those who crave something fun-sized. The second puzzle will be The Puzzler Think, meant for those who love to ponder. The answers will be posted in next week’s column. Don’t forget to submit your answer for a potential shout-out in the next edition of the Puzzler.
Puzzler Quik
The credit for this week’s first problem goes to Mathcounts. Dr. Smith gave Joseph ten vitamins, with instructions to take one or two each day until he runs out of vitamins. For example, Joseph could take a vitamin a day for ten days, or he could take two the first day and one a day for the next eight days. A third way is to take one vitamin a day for eight days and two on the ninth day. Including the three examples given, in how many different ways can Joseph take the ten vitamins?
Puzzler Think
Natural numbers(Counting Numbers) are written on a blackboard, of which no two are the same. The product of the two smallest numbers is 16 and the product of the two biggest is 225. What is the sum of all the numbers written on the board?
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You’re killing me! I want to know if my answer of 44 is right! Is there a way to make a reveal if we go back to old puzzles?
Yes!!! In fact, if you go to the next weekly post(week 2), you can scroll down and see the answers to the previous puzzlers.