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Can you solve it? Are you smarter than a British 11-year-old?


The United Kingdom Mathematics Trust’s annual Junior Challenge aims to get students excited about maths with 25 appetising and intriguing problems to be solved in an hour. I’ve chosen my favourite ten below, and I’m giving you no more than 25 minutes to solve them.

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/may/09/can-you-solve-it-are-you-smarter-than-a-british-11-year-old

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Wow these are difficult.

That is a very smart 11 year old!

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