UNBEATABLE Number Puzzles
| UNBEATABLE Number Puzzles | |
| Number | 161 |
| Broadcast Date | April 13, 2011 |
| Episode Length | 13:45 |
| Hosts | Brian Brushwood |
Hate math? You'll hate it even more after you try to solve these impossible puzzles!
Revision3 Summary
This week, we have 3 unbeatable math puzzles... that don't involve math! Well, maybe just a little math.
-Puzzle the first: Add one, and only one, line to the equation 5+5+5=550 and make it true.
-Question B: Use one number 3 times to add up to 60. The solution CANNOT be 20+20+20=60.
-The last one: Make a true statement using the following numbers and symbols once and only once: 2, 3, 4, 5, +, =
Assignments are due at the end of class. Please show your work.
Many thanks to Michael Barlow, Joe Mattigan, and Jeffrey Cohen for sending us these brain-busters!
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Next week, make sure to join us 'cause we're gonna learn how to make prune wine, using regular wine and lettuce.
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- Filmed at The Abbey Tavern
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| Preceded by: "Dimes in a Shotglass" |
UNBEATABLE Number Puzzles |
Followed by: "Smoke! Fire! Knives! Marked Cards!" |