The Little Math Puzzle Contest

Man seeks order and pattern in all things
Be ready to change your paradigm.

Puzzle #25

What are the next two numbers in this pattern?

1, 1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 15, 20, ___, ___

This puzzle comes from Sacred Heart Elementary School
Mr. J. Cowley's Grade 6 Class, in Sarnia Ontario.

Send your response by 8:00 a.m., Friday, March 8 to: math_puzzle@rwa.psbgm.qc.ca

Puzzle #23 was the following:

What are the missing numbers in this set?

31, 29, 31, 30, ___, ___, 31, 31, 30, ......

The answer to Puzzle #23 is below:

31, 30

These are the numbers of days in each month this year.
Jan 31, Feb 29, Mar 31, Apr 30, therefore May 31, Jun 30

The Winners -- Solvers of Puzzle #23

1. Mrs. Harris's Grade 4/5 class St. Margaret's School - Sarnia, Ontario
2. Melissa Kelly 6th Grade-- Mr. J. Cowley Sacred Heart Elementary School - Sarnia, Ontario
3. Joan Nandy, Grade 7/8 St Ann School - Toronto, Ontario
4. Mrs. Spence's Grade 4/5 class Joseph Welsh Elementary School - Red Deer Alberta
5. Mrs. West and her homeroom (9C) especially Vanessa Maynard; Vanessa Heichert (8A) General Byng School - Winnipeg, Manitoba
6. Jane Scaplen's grade 6 French Immersion class Sacred Heart Elementary - Marystown, Newfoundland
7. Brett Tronnes, Nicole Lawrence, Jeremy Layden, Ross Neufeld Piper Creek Elementary School - Red Deer AB
8. Rudi, Neil, Kate and the rest of Mr.Davis' grade 5 class. Sheridan School - Oakville Ont.
9. Mrs Caplin's Grade 6A L.E.R.School - Dalhousie,N.B.
10. Math 9 Class Oyen Public School - Oyen, AB
11. Miss Smollett's grade 5 class L.E. Reinsborough School - Dalhousie, New Brunswick.
12. Grade 6/7 J Keswick Valley Memorial School - Burtts Corner , N. B.
13. Jeremy Britton & James Pinto Grade 9T Snoopy.UCIS.Dal.Ca
14. Dap Duong (Grade 6) Lincoln Centennial School - ? chardonnay.niagara.com
15. Mrs. Jones' grade 6/7 class K. V. M. School - Burtts Corner,N.B.
16. Mrs. G.'s Sensational Sixes SunValley School - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Kaitlin Boone 4th grade explains that you need 4 - 31's, 3 - 30's, and 2- 29's.
Therefore the answer is 31,29,31,30,29,30,31,30
Indian Lakes Elementary School - Virginia Beach, VA

Andrea Pollock and Alex Nazarov
math_puzzle@rwa.psbgm.qc.ca
Royal West Academy, Montreal West, Quebec.

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