Fun with figures: 140 puzzles and their solutions

Here is a fascinating collection of puzzles. Most of the problems have a mathematical flavour but few demand much academic knowledge. Games of chance, bridge, codes and missing numbers are all included, as well as numerical crossworlds which may be new to most readers.

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Subject(s)Mathematics
Author(s)L H Clarke
Age11-14, 14-16, 16-19, FE/HE
Published1967
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Shelf referenceA 510.7937 CLA
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/xfhfx

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