Transum Mathematics Puzzles

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Transum Mathematics Puzzles

This Transum podcast features a puzzle of the month as well as information about everything new on Transum Mathematics. Look for the latest episode of the podcast in the iTunes Store

  1. 138

    Knights of the Circular Table

    Where should the 5 knights sit around King Arthur's round table.

  2. 137

    Quazmere Quadrant

    Green Glades and Orange Orchards. Find a radius in the parts of circles.

  3. 136

    A Penguin and a Crab

    What time did the Penguin's waddling and Crab's scuttling begin?

  4. 135

    Badges for the Cods

    How much do Mr and Mrs Cod pay for badges for their children?

  5. 134

    New Year Fence Painting

    When in the year will I require the most paint according to my fence painting routine?

  6. 133

    Holly and Mistle

    How quickly can each of Santa's elves fill the sack with presents?

  7. 132

    Rock, Paper, Scissors

    A competition between three players, two at a time. Who won the second game?

  8. 131

    Going to Saint Bees

    What is the remainder when the number of eggs in the St Bees trees has been divided by six?

  9. 130

    Farmers A and B

    How many cows did Farmer A own if, when he sells them, he receives the same amount of money as Farmer B?

  10. 129

    A Really Mean Number

    What number equals the mean of its digits?

  11. 128

    Rectangle in Triangle

    What is the area of the rectangle drawn inside the right-angled triangle?

  12. 127

    Jigsaw Puzzle

    Find out how many pieces of the puzzle have no straight sides

  13. 126

    Speakers with Blue Teeth

    If pounds change places with pence can you calculate the cost of a speaker?

  14. 125

    The Price of Easter Eggs

    The cost of Easter eggs came down by 30p per dozen. How many did I buy?

  15. 124

    Sharing Trophies

    How can Miss Adgood share her trophies between her three younger brothers?

  16. 123

    Triangles in Hexagons

    How many different asymmetrical triangles can be drawn by joining three of the vertices of a regular hexagon?

  17. 122

    Teaching the Wrong Class

    Will the last teacher out of the staffroom teach their timetabled class?

  18. 121

    Prancer's Walk

    How far did Prancer walk while Santa was delivering presents to Tran Towers?

  19. 120

    Planets Orbiting Vesperion

    How many moons does Nymeria have given some mean clues?

  20. 119

    Pumpkin Price Puzzle

    What was the mean number of pumpkins that could be bought for £20?

  21. 118

    Winter Draws On

    What fraction of the group wore all three items: hats, scarves, and gloves?

  22. 117

    Three Numbers, Four Clues

    Given information about the mean, median and range, figure out what the three numbers are.

  23. 116

    Pirate Pearl's Treasure

    Can you figure out how many stones of each colour there are in the pirate's cove?

  24. 115

    Twice the Wig

    A judge is twice as old as her wig was when she was as old as her wig is now.

  25. 114

    Maths Equipment

    What percentage of the class brought all the required maths equipment to the lesson?

  26. 113

    What is the letter D worth?

    From the clues about A, B and C can you work out the value of D?

  27. 112

    Easter Egg Evaluation

    What is the largest number of eggs that cannot be purchased using a combination of the given basket sizes?

  28. 111

    Leap Year February

    What birthday did Attika celebrate in the last leap year of the last century?

  29. 110

    Justin's New Year's Resolution

    How many days in January will Justin be able to go for a jog?

  30. 109

    Mean Spending On Christmas Presents

    Work out the cost of the most expensive gift given the mean cost and other clues.

  31. 108

    End of Squares and Cubes

    How many positive two-digit numbers are there whose square and cube both end in the same digit?

  32. 107

    Whopping Million

    Find two whole numbers, not containing zeros, that when multiplied, give a million.

  33. 106

    Divided Dartboard

    A dartboard splits in two. One piece's numbers sum to twice the other's. Where's the break?

  34. 105

    Calamity Cousins

    Work out the range of the ages of the cousins given the average clues.

  35. 104

    Sum-What?

    If x and y are positive integers, what is the sum of x and y?

  36. 103

    Indices are powerful exponents!

    x squared equals sixteen to the power of x. Find the value of x.

  37. 102

    Letters in a Sentence

    Write a number in words in the gap in the sentence that will make the statement true.

  38. 101

    Cupcakes and Easter Eggs

    Work out how many children there were eating cupcakes from the given clues.

  39. 100

    One Hundred Puzzle

    Can you make 100 from four sevens and a zero?

  40. 99

    Palindromic Numbers

    Work out Mr Wheeler's average speed given the palindromic numbers seen on his odometer.

  41. 98

    Six Three-Letter Words

    Work out the teacher's favourite word from the statements made by the clever students.

  42. 97

    Coloured Ornaments

    How many ornaments are on the tree and how many of each colour are there?

  43. 96

    Same Probability

    Why are the probabilities the same of picking two balls with an odd sum from two different pots?

  44. 95

    Settle Debts

    What is the best way to settle the debts of the four friends?

  45. 94

    Viral Maths

    What is the correct result of the calculation that has become a viral talking point on the internet?

  46. 93

    Holiday Island Weather

    Work out the length of my holiday from the clues about the weather.

  47. 92

    Weighted Puzzle

    What four weights would enable me to use the balance scales to weigh any object from 1 to 40 pounds?

  48. 91

    Alphabetical Numbers

    Arange all the natural numbers in alphabetical order - which number comes second?

  49. 90

    Strange Dice

    Number the faces of the cubes to make strange dice with a minimum face sum.

  50. 89

    Leaving Transumvania

    Find where the drone catches up with the ship given their relative speeds.

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This Transum podcast features a puzzle of the month as well as information about everything new on Transum Mathematics. Look for the latest episode of the podcast in the iTunes Store

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