Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf]

Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by SamBam on Monday July 19, 2021 @02:37PM (#27885884)

I only worked through the first 13, but none of them seemed to me to have multiple solutions (with the exception of whether you can have less than one kopeck, which the author would assume the readers knew you couldn't).

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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by thaumasiotes on Monday July 19, 2021 @06:36PM (#27888077)

> I only worked through the first 13

> (with the exception of whether you can have less than one kopeck, which the author would assume the readers knew you couldn't)

You did notice that the cork in the second problem costs half a kopeck?

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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by kangnkodos on Monday July 19, 2021 @06:06PM (#27887820)

#18 does not have any answer. It's impossible to cover the squares as requested.

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Re:Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pdf] by thaumasiotes on Monday July 19, 2021 @06:38PM (#27888092)

What do you mean? You just provided the answer. It's unique.

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