There are two different types of people in this world, those who love math and those who hate it. There don’t seem to be those who are indifferent on the subject, they tend to fall on one side of the fence or another.
For those that love math, there is nothing quite like the challenge of trying to get a difficult math problem solved. For those that hate math, they get cold chills when they think about it but that is not always the case.
It’s not always about passing the test or doing better than someone else, sometimes it’s all about challenging ourselves and getting the right solution. Perhaps that is why many people have found the following problem to be such a good challenge.
It doesn’t seem like it should be all that difficult but as you read it, you will find that it opens up a number of problems. Take a closer look and see if you can resolve the problem. If not, look at the following page for the solution.