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
In how many ways can you arrange the letters of the word “quick”?
Puzzled?
How many choices do we have for the first letter, second letter, etc.
Watch our video on factorials if you need help!
How many ways are there to arrange the letters in the word Mississippi?
Puzzled?
Watch our video on factorials if you aren’t sure how to tackle this one.
No second hint this time.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLERS
Weekly Video Concept:
Counting Numbers in Lists!
Last Week's Puzzler Quik
Rahul S. From Schaumburg, Illinois was the winner of this shout-out!
We will use the formula taught in the video to solve this problem! The first term is 3, and the last term is 81. We use the formula b-a+1(watch the video for a complete explanation) to solve it. $$81-3+1=79$$
Last Week's Puzzler Think
The shoutout for this problem goes to Aly from India!
Divide each term by .5 to get the list $$26, 27, …, 160, 161.$$ Now, we can use the formula in the video. $$161 – 26 + 1 = 136$$
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