Maths Appeal Puzzle Solving Video #2 – Cat Food Puzzle Solution

Maths Appeal Puzzle Solving Video #2 (2^nd April 2020)

The Maths Appeal Puzzle Solving Youtube video series with  me and the brilliant Bobby Seagull aims to improve the mathematical resilience in children and adults by showing that trying maths puzzles can be fun.

In our videos (every Tuesday & Thursday) we will be setting and solving a variety of maths puzzles. Our 10-15 minute videos are designed to support students, parents and teachers to think about and practice strategies for puzzle solving in a lighthearted and enjoyable way.

We want to showcase a variety of solutions to our puzzles so please have a go and share your solutions with us and we will share them on our next videos. We are @MathsAppeal on Twitter or Instagram or you can email us at mathsappeal1@gmail.com – you could get a shout out!

We hope these videos bring some maths enjoyment to your homes during these uncertain times. Stay safe & remember ‘a puzzle shared is a puzzle enjoyed!’

For more information about the rationale and maths content of our videos have a look at my previous blog post here.

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This video #2 (released on Thursday 2^nd April 2020) includes:

Puzzle with solutions: ‘Cat Food’ Puzzle

Puzzle for next video: ‘Jungle Election’ puzzle

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Puzzle with Solution = ‘Cat Food’ Puzzle

Here are our solutions and some of the solutions sent in by our viewers. Did you solve the puzzle in a different way?

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NEW puzzle for next video = ‘Jungle Election’ puzzle

Our video with the solutions to this puzzle will be on YouTube on 7^th April 2020  

Have a go and share your solutions with us @MathsAppeal on Twitter or Instagram or you can email us at mathsappeal1@gmail.com. We’ll give you a shout out!

A puzzle shared is a puzzle enjoyed!