Challenge your brain with math! Using nothing more than basic arithmetic
and logic, you'll be thrilled as answers slot into place. Whether purely
for fun or to test your knowledge, you'll sharpen your problem-solving
skills and flex your mental muscles. All you need is logical thought, a
little patience, and a clear mind. There are no gotchas here. These
puzzles are the perfect introduction to or refresher for math concepts
you may have only just learned or long since forgotten. Get ready to
have more fun with numbers than you've ever had before.
Engage your analytical side with these numerical brain teasers. Math and
logic puzzles help you stretch your mind to think in new ways. They flex
your lateral thinking as you work through fresh problem styles. Each
puzzle type comes with an explanation, a method for solving them, and
solutions if you get stuck.
The puzzles in this book are short, self-contained, and "gritty." They
offer an enjoyable challenge and are designed to be solvable within a
few minutes. You only need basic arithmetic to solve these puzzles; no
advanced math required. There's plenty of variety to keep things fresh.
From wandering digits to magic triangles, from summing grids to water
pails, you'll find something that catches your interest. Each puzzle is
brief, so use them as a warm-up to your daily work, for a delightful
diversion on your coffee break, or solve a few while you wind down for
the day.
Grab a pencil and your thinking cap, and get solving!
