Puzzle Corner
1. What are the 5 Platonic solids? (You can make them out of card if
you like)
2. 1/2 is the same as 0.5. It is NOT a recurring decimal
1/3 is a recurring decimal. It is
0.333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333...... (to infinity)
Which of these fractions give recurring decimals?
1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/9, 1/10, 1/11
3. What is Euler's Theorem? Explain how it is true using the faces,
corners and edges of a SQUARE PYRAMID.
4. A4 paper is 29.7cm by 21cm. What size is A3? What size is A5? If you
cut up an A3 sheet how many A5 pieces would you get?
5. Mark, the mad murderer, is planning to murder 1 person on day 1, 2
people on day 2, 4 people on day 3, 8 people on day 4, and to double the
number of people he murders each day. How long will he take to murder the
entire population of London?