MATHadazzles Mind Stretch Puzzles

MATHadazzles are intriguing number puzzles that sharpen your logical reasoning and problem solving talents, and put to use your knowledge of familiar and not-so-familiar numbers and mathematical operations. Your job is to use clues to place numbers 1.0, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.0, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, and 3.0 in the nine cells of a grid so that the numbers in rows and columns add to the circle sums at the ends of those rows and columns. Learn about different types of numbers while solving the 78...
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MATHadazzles are intriguing number puzzles that sharpen your logical reasoning and problem solving talents, and put to use your knowledge of familiar and not-so-familiar numbers and mathematical operations. Your job is to use clues to place numbers 1.0, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.0, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, and 3.0 in the nine cells of a grid so that the numbers in rows and columns add to the circle sums at the ends of those rows and columns. Learn about different types of numbers while solving the 78 MATHadazzles problems. To give you a head start, the various types of numbers and computations with them are defined at the front of the book. Answers are at the back of the book. MATHadazzles are arranged in order by level of difficulty from fairly easy to super challenging. What is most amazing - the puzzles were written by 11 middle school students! They wrote, edited, and rewrote MATHadzzles for you to enjoy. Take the book everywhere you go. It fits easily into a pocket, shoulder or hand bag, and backpack. Solve MATHadazzles in the morning while eating breakfast - at mid-morning for a "thinking break" - after dinner for a "brainy dessert!" Enjoy!