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...And Now for Some Math
To recap from the newsletter:
You are eating a special candy bar. You and a friend each take turns eating squares of blue, pink, and green candy starting from the left and moving right. You can bite off as many squares as you want, so long as they’re all the same color of candy. So, for example, your first move could be to bite off 1, 2, 3, or 4 squares. The winner is the person who eats the green square of candy (which is extra delicious!)…
... And Now for Some Math
Try your hand at a Problem of the Week from BEAM Discovery (our summer program for rising 7th graders)! The Problem of the Week gives students a chance to explore interesting math outside of their classes, either on their own or in collaboration with others.
... And Now for Some Math
This was a Challenge Problem last summer at our Bard College site. Malachi takes 42 pieces of candy, each of which is either a Skittles or an M&M…
