The Little Math Puzzle Contest

CM February 16, 1996. Vol II, Number 18

The Little Math Puzzle Contest

The Little Math Puzzle Contest

Man seeks order and pattern in all things
Be ready to change your paradigm.

Puzzle #22

This week's Puzzle #22 is below:

What is the next number in this pattern?

16, 24, 36, 54, ___

Send your response by 8:00 a.m., Friday, February 23 to: math_puzzle@rwa.psbgm.qc.ca

Puzzle #20 was the following:

What are the next 4 letters in this set?

A, E, F, H, I, K, L, ____, ____, ____, ____ ?

The answer to Puzzle #20 is below:

All these letters are made with straight lines.

The next 4 letters made with straight lines are: M, N, T, V

The Winners -- Solvers of Puzzle #20

  1. Marisa Lavoratore 8th grade - Mr. Lapointe Sacred Heart Elementary School - Sarnia, Ontario
  2. Kris Ramos Gr. 8 - Mr. Noonan's class General Vanier School - 18 Lomond Blvd....?
  3. Jeff, Shelley, Teresa, Mark, Josh, Tiffany, Jessica and Matthew from Mr. B. White's Grade 5/6 class Brooklyn District School - Newport, N.S.
  4. Shawn Andrews Grade 6 Gregory A. Hogan - Sarnia, Ont.
  5. Kiran Helferty, Evan Powell - Ms. Laudonio's Class Gregory Hogan School - Sarnia.
  6. Bryan Penfound Grade 6 - Mrs Sutherland's Class St Philip's School - Petrolia, Ontario
  7. Grade 4 Spence's Super Students Piper Creek Elementary School - Red Deer AB

Andrea Pollock and Alex Nazarov
math_puzzle@rwa.psbgm.qc.ca
Royal West Academy, Montreal West, Quebec.

Information about the Little Math Puzzle Contest.

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