Tag: math games
Mathematical game: the Egyptian triangle
We attribute to Pythagoras, the theorem which affirms that, in a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the two other…
Mathematical game: Aristotle’s wheels
Aristotle’s paradox of two wheels, also called Aristotle’s wheel paradox, has given rise to many questions. What’s the problem ? In ” The Mechanics », a text attributed to Aristotle…
Math game: controversy at the cash register
Do you have to be an expert at mental arithmetic or write down all the prices to check a bill at the supermarket? Maxime bought two pens, € 1.20 each,…
Mathematical game: what is the weight of the cork?
Behind a mathematical riddle often hides a more or less deep mathematical question, the question posed being a dressing. This is the case with first degree equations. A father is…
Mathematical game: how many inhabitants are there?
Little math game … Find out how many inhabitants there are in the village. In a town, a third of the inhabitants work in the fields, half of the rest…