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Puzzles

Rectangle triangle problem

Solution to the taxi problem

Puzzle No. 2 - carnivorous beetles

Carnivorous beetles hunt down breakfast

Solution to Puzzle No. 1 - the ring

The taxi problem

The ring is the thing...

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Maths in a minute

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