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A Square Deal

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

Complete the magic square using the numbers 1 to 25 once each. Each row, column and diagonal adds up to 65.

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Cubes Within Cubes

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We start with one yellow cube and build around it to make a 3x3x3 cube with red cubes. Then we build around that red cube with blue cubes and so on. How many cubes of each colour have we used?

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Forgotten Number

Stage: 3 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

I have forgotten the number of the combination of the lock on my briefcase. I did have a method for remembering it...

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Some Cubes

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

The sum of the cubes of two numbers is 7163. What are these numbers?


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