The Puzzle Podcast

Our puzzle for this show is a Puzzle Podcast original by David’s daughter:

The numbers 14, 12, 21, and 28 went to a Halloween party at 11’s house. They each dressed up at the other number that shares their same greatest common factor. 21 and 12 decided that 21 was too tall to dress up as twelve, so who dressed up as whom?  

 

 11's Halloween Party [2:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Our puzzle for this show is a classic number puzzle from Martin Gardner:

A ribbon is 30 inches long. How many cuts do you need to make to get 30 1-inch strips?

This week’s puzzle is from the book Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers, by Martin Gardner.Click the button below to listen to the podcast.

 

 Cutting the Ribbon [1:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Our puzzle for this show is a classic number puzzle from Martin Gardner:

There is a basket containing thirteen apples. If you take three apples from the basket, how many apples do you have?

This week’s puzzle is from the book Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers, by Martin Gardner.Click the button below to listen to the podcast.

 

 A Basket of Apples [2:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Our puzzle for this show is a classic number puzzle from Martin Gardner:

Farmer Brown came to town with some watermelons. He sold half of them, plus half a melon, and found he had one whole watermelon left. How many melons did he take to town?

This week’s puzzle is from the book Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers, by Martin Gardner.Click the button below to listen to the podcast.

 

 Farmer Brown [2:35m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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