CM Magazine: The Little Math Puzzle Contest

CM February 23, 1996. Vol II, Number 19

The Little Math Puzzle Contest

The Little Math Puzzle Contest

Man seeks order and pattern in all things
Be ready to change your paradigm.

Puzzle #23

This week's Puzzle #23 is below:

What are the missing numbers in this pattern?

31, 29, 31, 30, ___, ___, 31, 31, 30

Send your response by 8:00 a.m., Friday, March 1 to: math_puzzle@rwa.psbgm.qc.ca

Puzzle #21 was the following:

What is the next number in this set?

1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ____ ?

The answer to Puzzle #21 is below:

Each of these numbers is greater than the number before

by 1 then by 2, then by 3, then by 4, so the next is bigger by 5, 11 + 5 = 16

The Winners -- Solvers of Puzzle #20

  1. Mrs. G's Sensational Sixes Sun Valley School - Wpg Manitoba
  2. Lesleh Martin - Mr. Murray's grade 8 math class Bethel Academy - Victoria, NF.
  3. Marnie Brown Grade 2 Buckingham Elementary School - Buckingham, Quebec.
  4. Jon Stevenson Grade 7/8 St. Andrew School - Windsor, Ontario
  5. Ross Neufeld, Kim Mowat Grade 4 Bobby Eckert, Cathy Reid, Jason Brooks Grade 5 Piper Creek Elementary School - Red Deer AB
  6. Teddy Minten Grade 2 Mrs. Dockrill's Class St. Peter Canisius School - Watford, Ontario
  7. Lisa Ing, Justin Ogilvie, Stephen Hickey, Amanda staples, Erin Staples, Cassandra Cope, Steve Vogel, Peter Sniuolis, Amy Robillard, Shelby Stapleton - Grade 6 Mr.Czerneda C.H.Bray - Ancaster
  8. Kelly-Lynn Bresson, Will Pugh, Kelly Thibodeau, Mike Flowers grade:6 Keswick Valley Memorial School - Burtts Corner, New Brunswick
  9. Amanda Belrose, Madison D'Andrea, Daniela Azzolina, Melissa Shaw, Sarah Brennek, Ryan Cook, Brijesh Patel, Ricky Ashar, Joseph Parizeau, Vincent Spano, Andrew Bain, Diana Ferrera, Tiffany Cater, Shannon Leung, Kara Ciccarelli, Brianne Kennedy, Evan Powell, Nisha Patel, Franco Savo, Chris Pitre - Ms. Laudonio's Grade 5 Gregory Hogan - Sarnia, Ontario
  10. Vince Buckland 7-C Park Junior High - Sydney, N.S.
  11. Kenny Souster, Jason Brown, grade 5 Aylmer School - Aylmer, Quebec
  12. Math 9 Class Oyen Public School - Oyen, Alberta
  13. Bryan Penfound, Mrs Sutherland's grade 6 Class St Philip's School - Petrolia Ontario
  14. Grade 8 General Vanier school - Winnipeg , MB
  15. Jeff Bailey, Craig Bernard, Sean Boyer, Gary Brown, Jennifer Burley, Melissa Colwell, Emily Davidson, Mike Donald, Vanessa Galbraith, Tiffany Gallery, Mark Gauthier, Ricky Lee, Jerret Lloyd, Jonathan Michaud, Kelly Moses, Allison O'Brien, Natasha Patchell, Joel Phillips, Courtney Quartermain, Jamie Richard, Tiffany Richards, Delbert Saunders, Kari Shea, Ricky Smith, Sarah Stanley, Amanda Stanton, Leah Straight, Katherine Sullivan, Brady Trites - grade 5 students in Grade 5M St. John the Baptist-King Edward School - Saint John, New Brunswick
  16. Carter Dunphy grade 4/5 class Stanley Elem. - Stanley N.B.
  17. Kristy Shepard, Cody Palmer, Brock Brewer, and Amanda Roden 5 Jardine Keswick Valley Memorial School - Burtt's Corner NB
  18. Brian, Richard Grade 6R Rexton Elementary Junior High - Rexton New Brunswick.
  19. Sara Tinteri Grade 7 St. Benedict School - Sarnia, Ontario
  20. Chris Machado, Jason Stickley Grade 8 Gregory A. Hogan School - Sarnia, Ont.
  21. Rudi, Jaclyn, Jordan, Katie and the rest of Mr.Davis' grade 5 class Sheridan school - Oakville Ont Canada
  22. David Macintyre, Robin Cleary (Cool Cat). grade 6 students Seton Elementary School - North Sydney, Nova Scotia.
  23. Nick Donald, Rory Reardon, Samantha Quinn, Nicole Foucault, Gordon Reinheart,
  24. Lacie White, Twila Eatmon, Bradley Dryer, Ana Smith, Adam Craft, Travis Spencley, Wendy Todd Grade 6P Saint John the Baptist King Edward School - Saint John, N.B.
  25. Ryan Laxdale grade 5 Wakefield Elementary School - Western Quebec School Board - Wakefield, Quebec
  26. Katharine Gasbarini Grade 8 Gregory A. Hogan School - Homeschooler - Sarnia, Ontario
  27. Stephen St. Helen's - Sarnia, Ont.
  28. Hedges grade 8 Math class Hedges School - Winnipeg, Manitoba
  29. Kyle Barry, grade 4. Kelsey Whyte, Kelly Labelle, Saxon Funk, Erin Puttaert, Jamie Pearce, Jesse Meyer, Corey Brezinsky, Charlene Lemiuex, and Katrina Richot-Sopko, grade 5.
  30. all of Mr. Walker's room, grade 4/5 Hastings School - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  31. Brent Lukowski Grade 4 math River Oaks P.S. - Oakville, Ontario
  32. Van Nguyen, Ana Amaral, Jason DaCosta in O. Piruckyj's Gr 8 class D'Arcy McGee Catholic School - Toronto, Ontario
  33. Bruce Chung in T. Burnie's 7/8 class St Ann School - Toronto, Ontario
  34. W. Godin's Grade 7's D'Arcy McGee Catholic School - Toronto, Ontario
  35. P. Keon's Grade 7's D'Arcy McGee Catholic School - Toronto, Ontario
  36. Michael L. in S. Laurignano's Grade 7 class D'Arcy McGee Catholic School - Toronto, Ontario
  37. R. Berry's Grade 7's D'Arcy McGee Catholic School - Toronto, Ontario
  38. Tomislav Oreskovic T. Soppelsa's Grade 7/8 class St Raphael School - Toronto, Ontario
  39. Sylvia Champion, Monica Friesen, Jon Letkemann, Steven Locke, Nicole McQuarrie Gr. 7 A Eric Klatt, Ryan Kononoff, Brett Kuntz, Tenille Winia Gr. 7 B Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute - Winnipeg, Manitoba
  40. Kurtis Kraemer, Chris Jeffery, Chris Brown St. Margarets School - Sarnia, Ont.
  41. Darryl DeKeyser, Chris Grieve - Gr.4/5 Harris St. Margarets School - Sarnia, Ont.
  42. Edmond Mcrae - Mrs. Harris class gr.4 Sarna Ont.
  43. ADAM ROSS, AMANDA RICHARD, ERIC DUPUIS, CHEALSEA ENGLAND, AARON GRANGER + JESSICA RICCARDS - GRADE 5 GLEN FALLS SCHOOL - SAINT JOHN N.B. CANADA
  44. Jeffrey Benjamin, Sally Makereth, Rebecca Finlay, Mark Grutzner, Micheal King - Mrs. Rector's grade 5 Lakefield Elementary - Quipamsis, N.B.
  45. Mrs. Georgievski's Grade 6 class Buttonville P.S., Toronto
  46. Mrs. Lane's Grade 6 class Buttonville P.S., Toronto
  47. Jeff Harris Class 77 College Avenue - Guelph, Ontario
  48. Mr. Renaud's Grade 5 Class Sarnia, Ontario:
  49. Ming Yang, Dana Falsetti - Gr. 5 Harris St.Margaret's school - Sarnia ont.
  50. Madame Scaplen's grade 6 French Immersion class Sacred Heart Elementary - Marystown, Newfoundland
  51. Marlene Lagoa - N. Creedon's Gr 7 class D'Arcy McGee Catholic School - Toronto, Ontario
  52. Jason Mahew, Kimberley Giroux grade 4 Derek McStravick grade 6 Aylmer Elementary School - Aylmer Quebec.
  53. Lisa Marion Sheridan Public School - Oakville ont. CANADA.
  54. Katherine E. Hosford Fifth grade Forest View Elementary School - Durham, NC USA
  55. Corinne Saunders, Stephanie Stol, Caitlin Klein - Grade 4 students Paige Aarhus, Kyle Erickson, Andy Gartner - Grade 5 students Joseph Welsh Elementary School - Red Deer, Alberta
  56. Tara Myny, Adrienne Donkers, Melissa Kelly, Ian Treulieb, Paul Murray, Gabrielle Kern 6TH Grade - Mr.J. Cowley Sacred Heart Elementary School - Sarnia, Ontario
  57. Bobby Levack, Chris Chaves, Steven Bryce 7TH Grade - Mrs. S Williams Sacred Heart Elementary School - Sarnia, Ontario

    And the vaguely identified solvers

  58. James Fothergill-Brown
  59. Kristy Shepard, Amanda Roden, Cody Palmer MICHAEL O JARDINE,jardimio@nbed.nb.ca
  60. Ben Foreman of Grade 6/7 Jones NORMA GENE JONES,jonesnog@nbed.nb.ca
  61. Cale Tanaka Grade 4 Kim Tanaka Faculty of Education EduServ.EDU.YorkU.CA
  62. Dolmat Anthony adol@atlas.odyssee.net
  63. Siddharth Suresh homeroom 212

Andrea Pollock and Alex Nazarov
math_puzzle@rwa.psbgm.qc.ca
Royal West Academy, Montreal West, Quebec.

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