Semaphore
I am standing behind five pupils who are signalling a five-digit number to someone on the opposite side of the playground.
From where I am standing the number looks like 23456.
What number is actually being signalled?
If you liked this problem, here is an NRICH task which challenges you to use similar mathematical ideas.
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