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Broad Topics > Decision Mathematics and Combinatorics > Optimisation

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Wrapping Gifts

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

A box of size a cm by b cm by c cm is to be wrapped with a square piece of wrapping paper. Without cutting the paper what is the smallest square this can be?

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Classic Cube

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

The net of a cube is to be cut from a sheet of card 100 cm square. What is the maximum volume cube that can be made from a single piece of card?

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Bend

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

What is the longest stick that can be carried horizontally along a narrow corridor and around a right-angled bend?

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Cube Net

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

How many tours visit each vertex of a cube once and only once? How many return to the starting point?

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Maximum Flow

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Given the graph of a supply network and the maximum capacity for flow in each section find the maximum flow across the network.

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Gutter

Stage: 4 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

Manufacturers need to minimise the amount of material used to make their product. What is the best cross-section for a gutter?

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The Fastest Cyclist

Stage: 4 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

Andy is desperate to reach John o'Groats first. Can you devise a winning race plan?


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