SMS scnews item created by Ivan Guo at Wed 15 May 2013 1406
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Auth: ivang@como.maths.usyd.edu.au
AustMS Gazette Puzzle Corner 32
The Australian Mathematical Society Gazettes Puzzle Corner is a regular column with
entertaining mathematical puzzles, heres an example:
"Colour coordination
I need to hang 20 garments on a clothes line. Each garment requires two pegs. I have
20 green and 20 red pegs. I choose pegs at random. On average, how many garments will
have pegs of the same colour?"
You can find the Puzzle Corner 32 online at:
http://www.austms.org.au/Publ/Gazette/2013/May13/Puzzle.pdf
Check it out when you feel like trying out some fun problems, and be sure to email your
solutions to ivanguo1986@gmail.com. A $50 book voucher is up for grabs for the best
submission. The deadline for submissions is 1 July 2013. The solutions will appear in
the September 2013 issue of the Gazette.
Thank you
Ivan Guo
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