Did you solve it? Are you a match for Britain’s teenage geniuses?
by Alex Bellos from 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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