Article 5YSKW Did you solve it? Are you a match for Britain’s teenage geniuses?

Did you solve it? Are you a match for Britain’s teenage geniuses?

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Alex Bellos
from Science | The Guardian on (#5YSKW)

The solution to today's puzzle

Earlier today I set you this problem from last year's British Mathematical Olympiad (BMO), the UK's top maths competition for pre-university students, which is taken by almost 2,000 teenagers a year.

The question was attempted by 90 per cent of the contestants, and about 1 in 3 got full marks. How did you get on?

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