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This feature has four problems for you to solve, all with a festive twist!

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Amicable arrangements
Three of Santa's elves and their best friends are sitting down to a festive feast. Can you find the probability that each elf sits next to their bestie?

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A very shiny nose?
This problem explores the biology behind Rudolph's glowing red nose, and introduces the real life phenomena of bacterial quorum sensing.


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Frosty the Snowman
Frosty the Snowman is melting. Can you use your knowledge of differential equations to find out how his volume changes as he shrinks?