Just some Hints
before giving away
THE ANSWERS
that you always wanted to know but were afraid to
ask for,
and some more unanswered questions which I am not
afraid to ask and which I hope will stimulate your little gray cells and
may even lead you to some new questions or answers which please
share with me.
revised 980710
What is the most frequent date for Easter
(in the Western Church)?
What is the least frequent date for Easter (in the Western
Church)?
What is the number of years over which the date of Easter
(as currently determined in the Western Church) repeats itself?
For answers to the last three questions, click
here.
How can one calculate the date of Easter for any given year?
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Without using
a glove (or anything such as a bag in lieu of a glove) nor holding any
intrument or tool, how can one pick up with one's hand a non-magnetic coin
at the bottom of 30 cm of water in a bucket, and without the hand getting
wet?
Hint: think of something to
protect your hand other than anything made of plastic or rubber or resembling
a glove in any way.
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Explain
this number pattern:
___, ___, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211,
13112221, 1113213211, ___
and find the missing numbers.
Hint: reading each number from
the left, say aloud how many digits of each kind you see.
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Explain
this number pattern:
___, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211,
13112221, 11133122211, ___
and find the missing numbers.
Hint: write the numbers underneath
each other and look for vertical patterns.
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Explain
this number pattern:
___, ___, 94, 63, 52, 61, 9, ___,
___
and find the missing numbers.
Hint: read from the right.
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Explain
this number pattern:
12, 35, 81, 32, 13, 45, 58, 91,
44, ___, ___, ___
and find the missing numbers.
Hint: remove all commas and
spaces.
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Explain
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1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13 19, ___, ___,
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and find the missing numbers.
Hint: subtract each number from
the next one, and write the results in sequence.
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Explain
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1, 4, 10, 17, 27, 40, 54, ___,
___, ___
and find the missing numbers.
Hint: numbers can be written
in another base than 10.
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Explain
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1, 2, 3, 7, 16, 65, 321, ___, ___,
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and find the missing numbers.
Hint: each number is a function
of the two preceding numbers.
If you like number sequence problems, click
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