Exploring Science at Wright State University

Mathematics and Puzzles
Dan Voss
College of Science and Mathematics

            Some Puzzles and Tricks:

            1.    32 Numbers Divided 5 Ways

            2.    21 Cards Divided 3 Ways

            3.    Permutations of 1-2-3

            4.    Kruskal Count:  Common goal

            5.    Perfect Unshuffles and Cuts: a 12-card trick preserving sumthing

            6.    5 Cards in a "T":  Decoding the bottom card

            7.    Impossible Card Location
                    (52: 10-1-15-1-15-1-9, cut 4, up down up down...)
                    (32: 5-1-15-1-10, cut 5, up down up down...)

            8.    Unfortunate 57:  One in a million, or one in seven

 

 

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