PUZZLE 1 GREEK TEMPLE THE TEMPLE SHOWN IS MADE OF  11 MATCHES A.  Move 2 matches  and get 11 squares. B.  Move 15 matches  and get 15 squares.
GREEK TEMPLE Answer :  A.  Move 2 matches  and get 11 squares. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 11
GREEK TEMPLE Answer :  B.  Move 4 matches  and get 15 squares. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 11 14 15
PUZZLE 2 -  STAR of DAVID CAN YOU PUT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 12 IN THE CIRCLE  SO THAT THE SUM OF EACH OF THE SIX ROWS  WILL  BE 26?
PUZZLE 2 – STAR of DAVID 1 2 12 3 11 2 6 8 5 10 7 4 9 1 26 26 26 26 26 26 ANSWER
PUZZLE 3 - EIGTH ARRANGE NUMBERS 1 – 8 SO THAT NO 2 CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS ARE IN CIRCLES THAT ARE CONNECTED BY LINE SEGMENTS.
PUZZLE 3 - EIGHT ANSWER: 4 6 7 1 8 2 3 5
PUZZLE 4 -  EMPTY What will be the next figure on the empty box?
PUZZLE 4 -  EMPTY What will be the next figure on the empty box? ANSWER:
PUZZLE 5 -  TRIHEX How many triangles can you find on this figure?
PUZZLE 5 -  TRIHEX How many triangles can you find on this figure? ANSWER: 28 TRIANGLES
PUZZLE 6 -  CUBIC HOW MANY CUBES MADE UP THIS FIGURE ?
PUZZLE 6 -  CUBIC ANSWER:
PUZZLE 7 -  WHAT’S NEXT What will the next figure look like?
PUZZLE 7 -  WHAT’S NEXT What will the next figure look like? ANSWER:
PUZZLE 8 -  WHAT’S NEXT The area of the big square is 100 cm2. Find the area of the small square without doing any calculations.
PUZZLE 8 -  WHAT’S NEXT The area of the small square is 50 cm2. The big square is made up of 8 congruent triangles while the small squares is made up 4 congruent triangles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ANSWER:

Math puzzles

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    PUZZLE 1 GREEKTEMPLE THE TEMPLE SHOWN IS MADE OF 11 MATCHES A. Move 2 matches and get 11 squares. B. Move 15 matches and get 15 squares.
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    GREEK TEMPLE Answer: A. Move 2 matches and get 11 squares. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 11
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    GREEK TEMPLE Answer: B. Move 4 matches and get 15 squares. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 11 14 15
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    PUZZLE 2 - STAR of DAVID CAN YOU PUT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 12 IN THE CIRCLE SO THAT THE SUM OF EACH OF THE SIX ROWS WILL BE 26?
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    PUZZLE 2 –STAR of DAVID 1 2 12 3 11 2 6 8 5 10 7 4 9 1 26 26 26 26 26 26 ANSWER
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    PUZZLE 3 -EIGTH ARRANGE NUMBERS 1 – 8 SO THAT NO 2 CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS ARE IN CIRCLES THAT ARE CONNECTED BY LINE SEGMENTS.
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    PUZZLE 3 -EIGHT ANSWER: 4 6 7 1 8 2 3 5
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    PUZZLE 4 - EMPTY What will be the next figure on the empty box?
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    PUZZLE 4 - EMPTY What will be the next figure on the empty box? ANSWER:
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    PUZZLE 5 - TRIHEX How many triangles can you find on this figure?
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    PUZZLE 5 - TRIHEX How many triangles can you find on this figure? ANSWER: 28 TRIANGLES
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    PUZZLE 6 - CUBIC HOW MANY CUBES MADE UP THIS FIGURE ?
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    PUZZLE 6 - CUBIC ANSWER:
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    PUZZLE 7 - WHAT’S NEXT What will the next figure look like?
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    PUZZLE 7 - WHAT’S NEXT What will the next figure look like? ANSWER:
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    PUZZLE 8 - WHAT’S NEXT The area of the big square is 100 cm2. Find the area of the small square without doing any calculations.
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    PUZZLE 8 - WHAT’S NEXT The area of the small square is 50 cm2. The big square is made up of 8 congruent triangles while the small squares is made up 4 congruent triangles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ANSWER: