| 61. | The 9th November 1999 had an unusual feature. If it was written in the form 9/11/99 then it could be seen that 9 x 11 = 99 Or, in words: day x month = year (Last two digits) What is the first date in this new century that this will happen? |
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Using the same digit three times, the number 24 can be made in different ways. One of the ways is 8 + 8 + 8 |
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Find two other ways of using three digits (all the same) to make 24 |
| 63. | The diagram shows a map of all the roads in Squaresville. Judy lives at A and works at B and likes finding a different route every time she has to go to work. (She always takes the most direct route going home!) Naturally, she always choses a road and a direction which takes her nearer to (and not away from) her work. How many different ways can she find of getting to work? |
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The winner of Competition #20 was Adam King, King Alfred School, Highbridge
The answers were:
| 58. | (1,8) (2,7) (3,6) (4,5) (9,16) (10,15) (11,14) (12,13) |
| 59. | The numbers are placed according to the number of letters they contain in their written form. 13 has eight letters and will need a new line. You could go even further and say it would go on the 6th line of the table. |
| 60. | 16 days |