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Illuminations: Heart Shaped Words
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Heart Shaped Words

On the chart above, color each square according to the clues below.

·         Two positive odd numbers that have a sum of 40 and the largest possible product.

·         The smallest square number that is the sum of two non‑zero square numbers.

·         The next five numbers in the arithmetic sequence 8, 19, 30, __, __, __, __, __.

·         The maximum possible number of givens in a standard 9 × 9 Sudoku grid that does not render a unique solution.

·         Two different odd numbers, one of whose digits are the reverse of the other, whose sum is 154.

·         The two prime numbers whose product is 4 less than 52.

·         In a normal distribution, the percent of values within one standard deviation of the mean.

·         The 43rd positive even number.

·         The first four positive multiples of 4.

·         The integer lengths of three sides of a right triangle whose area is 600 square units.

·         The value of the sum 20 + 21 + 22 + 23.

·         The value of the sum 20 + 21 + 22 + 23 + 24.

This brainteaser was written by Patrick Vennebush.


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Illuminations: Heart Shaped Words
/uploadedImages/Brain_Teasers/BT119-big.jpg

Heart Shaped Words

On the chart above, color each square according to the clues below.

·         Two positive odd numbers that have a sum of 40 and the largest possible product.

·         The smallest square number that is the sum of two non‑zero square numbers.

·         The next five numbers in the arithmetic sequence 8, 19, 30, __, __, __, __, __.

·         The maximum possible number of givens in a standard 9 × 9 Sudoku grid that does not render a unique solution.

·         Two different odd numbers, one of whose digits are the reverse of the other, whose sum is 154.

·         The two prime numbers whose product is 4 less than 52.

·         In a normal distribution, the percent of values within one standard deviation of the mean.

·         The 43rd positive even number.

·         The first four positive multiples of 4.

·         The integer lengths of three sides of a right triangle whose area is 600 square units.

·         The value of the sum 20 + 21 + 22 + 23.

·         The value of the sum 20 + 21 + 22 + 23 + 24.

This brainteaser was written by Patrick Vennebush.


Math Topics
Addition & Subtraction, Algebra & Pre-Algebra, Exponents & Square Roots, Geometry, Integers, Multiplication & Division, Patterning & Sequencing, Types of Numbers (Odd, Even, Prime, Composite)
K-6, Middle School, High School
5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Descriptions of PDFs

Problem and solution

What are you looking for?

Organization

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Website URL

Type of Resource

Activity Sheet
PDF File

Assigned Categories