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Welcome to 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
Mr. Smith has two children. At least one of them is a boy. What is the probability that both children are boys?
Puzzled?
This is not as simple as it looks!
The answer is not 1/2
What is the sum of the first 100 counting numbers?
Confused? Just watch this video on Arithmetic Sequences!
Puzzled?
Just watch the video!
Think of the hundred numbers as an Arithmetic Sequence!
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLERS
Last Week's Puzzler Quik
MathJams from New York was the winner of this shout-out.
Here is an explanation:
For a number to be 3 digits, its hundreds digit must be non-zero. As a result, we have 9 choices for the hundreds digit, 10 choices for the tens digit (since it can be zero) and 1 choice for the ones digit since it must be the same as the hundreds digit. This results in an answer of 9*10*1=90.
Last Week's Puzzler Think
This week’s shout out goes to Carter from San Diego, California! Kudos to him!
There was no best way to solve this problem with a written explanation, so ThePuzzlr made a video!
Based on the difficulty level of each puzzle, was the quik puzzle meant to be the think puzzle and vice versa? My apologies if this is wrong (as it likely is) but it just kind of seemed that way.
Thank you so much!
cw357
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