You have twenty five numbers. You have to arrange them in a five by five square in such a way that each horizontal, vertical and the two main diagonal rows total exactly twenty. Here are the numbers;...
Can you explain why H.G.Wells might best have written the “Time Machine” in the year 1900 as being a good year for moving forwards and backwards in time?
In a game Arthur amasses fifteen more points than Brian. Edward, however, has three points more than Dennis but seven less than Charles. Brian and Edward score a total of twenty five points between...
If, for a reason other than distance, Adelaide is 2114 miles away and Alexandria is 1359 and if Hobart is 2148 miles away whilst Malta is 1258, how far is Stockholm?
Arrange sixty matches so as to form a five by five square thus giving you twenty five small squares. What is the least number of matches you must remove to break the perimeter of every square?
If five apples and three oranges cost as much as six pears and if three pears cost the same as two apples and five oranges, how many oranges will be of the same value as three pears and an apple?
If you are on a twenty eight mile race for charity and cover one seventh of the total distance during the first hour and one half of what is left in the second hour, and if after covering one third of...
If you draw a nine by nine square on a piece of paper thus giving you eighty one small squares, how many squares of any size can you construct in total?
You have just received a tax refund. However the pence has been transposed for pounds and the pounds have been transposed for pence. All this is to your advantage. You go out and spend £3.66 and...