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Contemporary Brainteasers
How many cards do I have to deal before I know for certain that you have a straight?
If two typists can type two pages in two minutes, how many typists will it take to type 18 pages?
How many days are in five million seconds?
If you think these are good questions, this is the book for you! Over two hundred entertaining puzzles involving mathematical and mechanical calculations include challenges to your lateral thinking and logical reasoning. When your brain's tired of being teased, you can consult the complete solutions.
If two typists can type two pages in two minutes, how many typists will it take to type 18 pages?
How many days are in five million seconds?
If you think these are good questions, this is the book for you! Over two hundred entertaining puzzles involving mathematical and mechanical calculations include challenges to your lateral thinking and logical reasoning. When your brain's tired of being teased, you can consult the complete solutions.
176 pages, Paperback
Published January 18, 2017
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April 8, 2017
'Contemporary Brainteasers' by Terry Stickels is part of the Dover Recreational Math series, which should give you a clue about the type of brainteasers you will encounter.
There are 212 puzzles of varying degrees of difficulty. Some are word puzzles, some are visual puzzles. There are logic puzzles involving dice and paper folding. There are cube counting puzzles and plenty of math puzzles. The solutions are included in the back of the book.
I had a fun time giving my brain a workout on these. Some I could get and some I could not. I like that they were not all easy or hard but a mix. That helped keep my engaged in the puzzles presented.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Dover Publications and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
There are 212 puzzles of varying degrees of difficulty. Some are word puzzles, some are visual puzzles. There are logic puzzles involving dice and paper folding. There are cube counting puzzles and plenty of math puzzles. The solutions are included in the back of the book.
I had a fun time giving my brain a workout on these. Some I could get and some I could not. I like that they were not all easy or hard but a mix. That helped keep my engaged in the puzzles presented.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Dover Publications and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
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