Travelling salesperson problem

  • Only connect
    problem

    Only Connect

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    The graph represents a salesman’s area of activity with the shops that the salesman must visit each day. What route around the shops has the minimum total distance?
  • Travelling Salesman
    problem

    Travelling Salesman

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    A Hamiltonian circuit is a continuous path in a graph that passes through each of the vertices exactly once and returns to the start. How many Hamiltonian circuits can you find in these graphs?
  • The Olympic Torch Tour
    problem

    The Olympic Torch Tour

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Imagine you had to plan the tour for the Olympic Torch. Is there an efficient way of choosing the shortest possible route?