Brainteasers

5th December 2003, 12:00am

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Brainteasers

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Christmas trees

Age 6-8

Use all the candles numbered 1 to 8.

Put four candles on each tree.

The sum of the numbers on the candles on each tree must be 18.

Find different ways to do it.

Age 7-11

Santa’s sleigh ride

Santa Claus has arrived at house A.

His sleigh can go from one house to another in these three directions only: and How many different routes can Santa take from A to B?

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