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Tower Clock's Magical Dial

An unusual hexagon-shaped clock has been installed on a city hall tower. It happened to have an interesting feature. It is possible to rearrange its numbers in such a way that the total along each side is 17. Can you achieve this, knowing 12, 5, and 9 remain unmoved?

4 Screws - 4 Parts

Cut this square plate into four congruent parts, each of which would contain a screw.

Playing Cards' Magic Square

Place ten playing cards, from Ace to 10 (Ace counting as 1) into the cells of this square frame, so that the cards' values along each of the four sides of the frame add up to 18.

2, 3, 4, 5 to a Valid Equation

Place digits 2, 3, 4, 5 and signs "+" and "=" somewhere in the grid so that to get a valid equation.

Star Strips

Rearrange the strips so that a perfect six-pointed star would appear. In the correct composition the strips will change their color into green.

Square 5x5 into 4x4 and 3x3 Squares

Cut the 5x5 square into 4 rectangular parts which would make a 4x4 and a 3x3 square when rearranged.

4 Rays in Triangle: Counting Triangles

How many triangles can you count here?

Turning the Cards

Turn two ADJACENT cards at 180 degrees so that the number of right-side-up hearts on all 8 cards is the same as the number of upside-down hearts. Which two cards should be turned?

12 Numbers & 2 Circles

Place numbers 1-12 into two circles so that the total in the outer circle is twice bigger than the total in the inner circle. NOTE: digits in the small circle must be consecutive.

A Chessboard and Grains of Rice

A great craftsman created a beautiful chessboard for a king, who was so impressed he asked the craftsman to name his price. The craftsman said he wanted to be paid “only a few grains of rice,” in this manner: one grain of rice for the 1st square on the chessboard, two for the 2nd square, four for the 3rd, eight for the 4th, and so on, doubling the amount for each square up to the 64th square. This did not sound like too much, so the king agreed. At what cell the amount of grains is above 1 million?

12 in the Hourglass

Place digits 1-7 in the nodes of this Hourglass-like shape so that the sums along indicated lines are all equal 12.

Apples from the Market

Johnny got $10 from mom for the Farmers' Market to buy 100 apples - green, red, and yellow. A red apple costs 50 cents, a yellow one - 30 cents, while a green small one - 1 cent. In what ratio Johny has to spend $10 to bring home 100 apples?