Dice in a Corner
Well done to everybody who found ways to make 18 using these dice in a corner. Kiran, Eeraj, Igla, Hassan and Ze-shaan from Crumpsall Lane Primary School in England investigated ways of making 18 using two dice:
Well done for finding so many solutions with two dice! The final picture is slightly unclear but this represents the solution:
2 4
4 2 6
Harry and Jack from Canberra Grammar School in Australia found four possible solutions using three dice:
Take a look at Harry and Jack's full solution to see their thoughts on this problem.
We received a solution from another Jack at Canberra Grammar School in Australia, who sent in these solutions for four and five dice:
Jack said:
I cannot show all pictures because the file size is too big!
That's a shame, Jack! I think there's one solution that nobody has found so far (that isn't just a rearrangement of one of the other solutions). If anybody thinks they have found it, please email us.
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