The answers to today’s puzzles
Earlier today I set you three puzzles for 12-year-olds, used by the charity Axiom Maths, whose mission is to help top performing children from low incomes continue achieving well throughout secondary school.
1. Backwards multiplication
Agent 001 gives a present to the agent who gives a present to agent 002
Agent 002 gives a present to the agent who gives a present to agent 003
Agent 003 gives a present to the agent who gives a present to agent 004
and so on, until
Agent 009 gives a present to the agent who gives a present to agent 001
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