The Little Math Puzzle Contest

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

Puzzle #30

1, 2, 4, 7, 28, 33, 198, 205, ______

Send your response by 8:00 a.m., Friday, April 26 to:

math_puzzle@rwa.psbgm.qc.ca

Puzzle #29 was the following:

What are the next two numbers in this pattern?

9, 7, 8, 6, 7, 5, 6, 4, ____, ____

The answer to Puzzle #29 is:

5, 3

which follows a pattern of subtract 2, then add 1 . . . etc.

Or of two interlocking sets 9, 8, 7, 6 . . . with 7, 6, 5, 4. . . .

The Winners -- Solvers of Puzzle #29

1. Mrs. G's Sensational Sixes Sun Valley School - Winnipeg, Manitoba
2. Math 9 Class Oyen Public School - Oyen, AB
3. Madame Scaplen's Grade 6 French Immersion Class Sacred Heart Elementary - Marystown, Newfoundland
4. Grade 6 students Lakeview Elementary School - Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Home Page --> http://upanet.uleth.ca/~lakeview
5. Miss Smollett's grade 5 class the L.E.Reinsborough - Dalhousie, New Brunswick .
6. Grade 6A - Mrs Caplin's Class L.E.R.School - Dalhousie,N.B.
7. Blair Bass Glen Falls School - Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
8. Sameer Safaya - Grade: 8 German Swiss International School - Hong Kong
9. Jessica Wilkerson, April Harris, Miriam Ferhut, Brittany Hilker, Portia Newby, Tara O'Berry, Michael Tomlin, Liz Caplan Erika Seelenbinder, Jay Traudt, and Kelly Hardy. David Lintz, Sheryl Saliba, Mark Zito, Steven Raymond, Ashley Bowens, and Jenna Rotz fourth graders Indian Lakes Elementary School - Virginia Beach, VA USA Beth Young, Librarian Woodstock High School in - Woodstock, NB
10. Patrick Connolly and Ram Vadi - Mrs. Seamans Grade 5 Lakefield Elementary School - Quispamisis N.B.
11. Chad Friesen, Jon Letkemann, Steven Locke Gr. 7 A: Eric Klatt, Tenille Winia Gr. 7 B: Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Inst. - Winnipeg, MB
12. Mr. Russell's Grade 5 Brooklyn District School - Newport, N.S.
13. Andrew, Rudi, Jordan and the rest of Mr. Davis' class Sheridan school - Oakville Ont. Canada
14. Jessica Buss, Jeremy Lambert, David Johnson, Sara Lavoratore, Paul Murray, James Timmington, Julia Knight, Christopher Laycock, Stephanie Kuhnt, Tara Myny, Adrian D'Angelo, Gabrielle Kern, Laura Grundy, Adrienne Donkers - 6th Grade - Mr.J. Cowley Sacred Heart Elementary School - Sarnia, Ontario
15. Grade 8 Math Class Hedges - Winnipeg, Manitoba
16. Renee deRonde Sheridan Public School
17. RACHEL BERNARD, KELLIE CHARLTON,MELISSA GRENIER,ANDREW LAW, AMANDA MURRAY,AMY POLLOCK MARIE YOUNG,IAN MACDONALD, ROBIN WILMOT,NATALIE BOURQUE, BRADLEY DUGUAY - Mrs.S.Duguay`s grade 6 C.M.S. - Campbellton, N.B.
18. Brian Caplin - Ms Borden's grade 5 class Campbellton Middle School - Campbellton N.B.
19. Stephanie Davidson Gr4/5. Stanley Elementary - Stanley , N.B.
20. Jesse Parsons, age 8, grade 2 Port Elgin Elementary School - Port Elgin, New Brunswick
21. Hailey Scott, Justin McKillop, Daniel Hawthorne, Jordon Nason Grade 3 McAdam Elementary, McAdam, N.B.
22. Rudi, Jordan, Katie and the rest of Mr.Davis' class Sheridan school - Oakville Ont. Canada
23. Dana Winstone (8B) Andrew Friesen and Ryan Knutson (9E) Ms Mondt, Reegan, Stephanie, Alec, Marlee, Chantelle, and Scott (Grade 3) Dustin, Tiffany, Jessica, Kaitlin, Jason, Clint, Robby, Nick, Jared and Jorge (Mr. Ens' Grade 4/5) Neal, Mark, Candace, and Eric (Mrs. Murphy's Grade 4) jmarsha@minet.gov.mb.ca (Joan Marshall)
24. Dianna Basso - Grade 7/8 St Raphael School - Toronto, Ontario
25. Van Nguyen - O. Piruckyj's Grade 8 D'Arcy McGee Catholic School - Toronto, Ontario
26. Angelica De Jesus, Tamara Chee-A-Kwai - J. Dignan's & B. Galecka's French Immersion Class D'Arcy McGee Catholic School - Toronto, Ontario
27. Melissa Van Koughnett - T. Burnie's Grade 7/8 St Ann School - Toronto, Ontario
28. Dap Duong Grade 6 Lincoln Centennial - St. Catharines, ONT
29. <199604130356.XAA21305@dub-mail-svc-1.compuserve.com>

And from another point of view!!!

1. Abbas Najmudin Grade 3 Lincoln Centennial - St. Catharines, ONT

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

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