Escal, Queen Mhaiel M.

BSA 2.1 A

Find five (5) puzzles or riddles related in problem-solving in Mathematics. Discuss how it works and
explain the solution to the puzzles or riddles using the concept you have learned in this lesson.

1.) DOOR RIDDLE

You are an expert paranormal activity and have been hired to locate a spirit haunting an old resort hotel.
Strong signs indicate that the spirit lies behind one of four doors. The inscriptions on each door read as
follows:
Door A: Its behind B or C
Door B: Its behind A or D
Door C: Its in here
Door D: Its not in here
Your psychic power has told you three of the inscriptions are false, and one is true. Behind which door
will you find the spirit?
The spirit lies behind Door D

If the spirit is behind Door A, then both B and D are true.

If the spirit is behind Door B, then both A and D are true.

If the spirit is behind Door C, then A, C, and D are all true.

If the spirit is behind Door D, then the statements on all the doors are false,
except for that on Door B. This matches the rules, and therefore, the resort
hotel spirit lurks behind Door D.

2.) LOGICAL PLAYING CARDS PUZZLE

From a pack of 52 cards, I placed 4 cards on the table.
I will give you 4 clues about the card:
Clue 1: Card on left cannot be greater than the card on the right.
Clue 2: Difference between the 1st card and 3rd card is 8.
Clue 3: There is no card of an ace.
Clue 4: There are no face cards (queen, king, jacks).
Clue 5: Difference between 2nd card and 4th card is 7.
Identify four cards?

2 3 10 10
The 1st card must be 2 and the last card has been 10 as there
is no other way difference can be 8. =>2? 10?

Because of clue 4, we know the 4th card is 10 =>2? 10 10

Because of clue 5, we know the 1st card is 3 =>2 3 10 10

3.) FIND THE MISSING NUMBER

The total sum is always 17.

4.) THE PATTERN?
Riddle:
One is to three as three is to five and five is to four and four is the magic number. What is the pattern?
Answer:
One has three letters in the word three has five letters in it five has four letters and four has four letters
in it (if you try more numbers, they will always come back to the number four: so, four is the magic
number)
5.) BOILING AN EGG
Riddle:
You want to boil a two-minute egg. If you only have a three-minute timer (hourglass), a four minute
timer and a five-minute timer, how can you boil the egg for only two minutes?
Answer:
Once the water is boiling, turn the three-minute timer and five-minute timer over. When the three-
minute timer runs out, put the egg in the boiling water. When the five-minute timer runs out, two
minutes have elapsed, and it is time take the egg out of the water. You don't need the four-minute timer
for this riddle.