Step # formula

Double a number and then subtract by the step number to get the original number plus one.

Step #: (Step # + 1) x 2 - Step # = (Step # + 2)

Step 0: 1 x 2 - 0 = 2

Step 1: 2 x 2 - 1 = 3

Step 2: 3 x 2 - 2 = 4

Step 3: 4 x 2 - 3 = 5

Step 4: 5 x 2 - 4 = 6

Step 5: 6 x 2 - 5 = 7

Step 6: 7 x 2 - 6 = 8

Step 7: 8 x 2 - 7 = 9

Step 8: 9 x 2 - 8 = 10

Step 9: 10 x 2 - 9 = 11

And so on...

Crazy Chess

Positive # Subtraction with Negative Answers

I have found that if you have a negative number subtraction answer from 2 positive numbers, you can switch them, and then put a negative symbol in front of the answer. For example: 15-27= -12, but if you switch it to make 27-15= 12, you can then put a minus sign in front to make -12.

Backwards Subtraction

If you get an subtraction problem you can't figure out easily because the answer is an negative number, you can solve it by doing stuff backwards. For example if you have 13 - 28, you can switch them to make 28 - 13, which = 15, so then you make the number a negative, and you did it! Also, if you have -23 - 24, you can turn it into 23 + 24 which = 47. So the answer is -47. If you have -43 - (-34), you can do 43 - 34, which makes 9, and then turn it into -9, and you got your answer! Try it at home! It'll always work!

Math puzzle-hard for 4th grade and below, easy for 5th and up

1     2    3       4           5          6                      7                     8                       9                         10

1     4   27    256     3,125   46,656             823,543      16,777,216  387,420,489    1 billion



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Hint: exponents




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Solution: Take the number and then put it the power of the same number.(This is exponents.) For example 5 to the 5th power is 5x5x5x5x5, 5 5 times, which makes 3,125.

Logic puzzle-medium

1     2     3     4          5          6                             7                           8                         9                     10    

1     2     6     24     120        720                  5,040                   40,320                  362,880        3,628,806



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Hint: !

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Solution: ! is a factorial. A factorial means you should take that number and multiply by the numbers before it:
1!=1. 2!=2x1=2. 3!=3x2x1=6. 4!=4x3x2x1=24. 5!=5x4x3x2x1=120, and so on.
Zero is different though. Instead 0!=1 for some strange reason.(The same as 1!)

I got this problem from the puzzle "How can you use 5 0's to get 120 using any math equation?" The answer was this: (0! + 0! + 0! + 0! + 0!)! which made (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)! and then 5! which made 120.

+1 formula

1. Dream up 2 numbers, one two less than the other, say 2 and 4.
2. 2 x 4 = 8.
3.  In the middle of the two numbers is 3.Throw in another 3. 3 x 3 = 9 
4. 8 + 1 = 9

Try 8 and 10. 8 x 10 = 80. 9 x 9 = 81. 80 + 1 = 81