Are you looking for a mental challenge? Look no further! The Bogotá Puzzles will test your skills and keep you engaged for hours with this stimulating potpourri of word problems, sudoku-style challenges, and other math-based diversions.
Calculate the number of a neighbor's grandchildren based on their ages, figure out the denominations of a government's postage stamps, swap the positions of two chess pieces in the least number of moves, and solve other intriguing puzzles with this captivating compendium.
Inspired by such illustrious collections as the The Canterbury Puzzles, The Moscow Puzzles, and The Tokyo Puzzles, Colombian mathematician and professor Bernardo Recamán assembled these 80 brainteasers, which he acquired while living and working in Bogotá. Recamán's colleagues, students, friends, and acquaintances contributed to this stimulating potpourri of word problems, sudoku-style challenges, and other math-based diversions. Complete solutions appear at the end.
This compendium contains 80 unique puzzles, including word problems, sudoku-style challenges, and other math-based diversions.
These innovative puzzles will keep you entertained for hours and are sure to test your mental prowess.
Brainteasers and puzzles have been shown to have many cognitive health benefits, from boosting memory and developing problem-solving skills to exercising both sides of the brain, improving concentration, sharpening your thinking, and stimulating creativity.
Complete solutions are included at the end, so you can check your work and flex those mental muscles even further.
These puzzles are enjoyable for adults and teens. They're perfect for adults and seniors who want to keep their minds sharp, and children ages 12 and up who want to develop their problem-solving skills.
No electronic devices needed; just your wits, a pencil, and paper!