Peekaboo
Moderately difficult Using the typeface below as
a guide, can you determine what addition equation
has been covered up by the yellow panels?Arithme-pick
Easy Place one of the four basic arithmetic operations (+, –, ×, ÷) in each box to make
a correct equation. Symbols may be repeated, and you don’t have to use all four. All
operations are performed from left to right, ignoring the mathematical order of oper-
ations. The result at each step must be a positive whole number. What’s the equation?An Imperfect Fit
Easy Imagine the two-dimensional shape D is fixed in place, whereas shapes A, B
and C can be rotated. D sits in a three-sided box, meaning the other shapes can be
placed onto it only from above, without sticking out past it to the right or the left.
One of the three cannot be placed onto D without leaving any blank space beneath
it in the box. Which one?ABCD
3 5 4 1 2 = 33
reader’s digest
106 september 2019
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