10ticks Friday Puzzle
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This week's Friday Puzzle
The two squares have lengths 2 cm and 3 cm.
They overlap as shown.
What is the difference between the areas of the two yellow parts of each square?
Friday Puzzle (03/07/2020)
I have 2 circular, concentric train tracks.
The inside train track has a radius of 3 m.
The outside train track has a radius of 4 m.
They both start at the same time at the Northerly position on their tracks, travelling anticlockwise and at the same speed.
What is the relative position of the two trains when the inner train has completed 13 laps?
Friday Puzzle (26/06/2020)
I have 4 digits.
I am a perfect square.
I have rotational symmetry so look the same upside down.
My square root is prime.
What number am I?
Friday Puzzle (19/06/2020)
I have 1000 apples and 10 empty boxes.
I want to put the apples in the boxes so I can sell any amount and just hand over the pre-packed boxes.
How many apples should I put in each box?
Friday Puzzle (12/06/2020)
Paul keeps pigs and chickens.
Between them, his animals have 22 heads and 58 legs.
How many pigs and chickens does Paul have?
Friday Puzzle (05/06/2020)
Use factorials to simplify
1 1/2 × 2 2/3 × 3 3/4 × 4 4/5 × … × 19 19/20 × 20 20/21
Give an answer in the form a × 20!
Friday Puzzle (29/05/2020)
A fork handle and a candle cost £7.25.
A fork handle costs £4.95 more than a candle.
What is the cost of three fork handles and four candles?
Friday Puzzle (22/05/2020)
It is 10 minutes past ten.
On an analogue clock, what is the smaller angle between the hour hand and minute hand?
Friday Puzzle (15/05/2020)
A flag pole is painted in three colours.
1/3 is red, 1/2 is yellow and the other 2 m is painted blue.
How tall is the flag pole?
Friday Puzzle (01/05/2020)
At school, 70% of students asked like fish and 80% of the students said they liked chips.
a). What is the maximum percent of students asked who could like both fish and chips?
b). What is the minimum percent of students who could like fish and chips?
Hint: Venn diagrams help!