{"id":695,"date":"2013-08-05T09:41:42","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T01:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/super-tough-monday-morning-puzzle\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T21:12:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T13:12:48","slug":"super-tough-monday-morning-puzzle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/super-tough-monday-morning-puzzle\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Tough Monday Morning Puzzle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[This is a back-issue of one of this site’s newsletters<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

If the weekend’s over and you’re dreading the week ahead, here’s a super-duper-tough puzzle to keep you happily entertained:<\/p>\n

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I roll two 20-sided dice. I add the numbers, and quietly tell Sam the sum. I multiply the numbers, and quietly tell Pat the product. I ask them “What are the numbers?”<\/span><\/p>\n

Pat says “I don’t know”
\nSam says “I don’t know either”
\nPat says “Now I know!”
\nSam says “So do I!”<\/p>\n

What are the numbers?<\/p>\n

Think carefully, and if you’re completely baffled…. I really shouldn’t tell you this…. the answer’s on my facebook page<\/a> now.<\/p>\n

Remember Linda? I’ve written out some more probability paradoxes<\/a> to ponder. I’ve also posted a new method for doing long multiplication<\/a>, a way to draw your own fractals<\/a> with no computer, and some ideas to use cooking to help teach your kids algebra<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hmm… talking about multiplication reminds me of this online game I made some time ago: like hangman, but for multiplication problems<\/a>. Have a go, but don’t use up your whole Monday!<\/p>\n

See you next week!<\/p>\n

Yours,
\nMichael\u00a0Hartley
\nDr Mike’s Math\u00a0Games for Kids.<\/p>\n

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