Can you solve it? Would you get into Oxford?
by Alex Bellos from Science | The Guardian on (#4TMB3)
Try your luck at its fiendish maths entrance exam
UPDATE: To read the solution click here
Last week about 3,500 of Britain's most mathematically gifted sixth formers sat Oxford university's annual Mathematics Admissions Test.
The exam is designed to test "mathematical understanding"rather than a breadth of knowledge." Today's puzzle is taken from a recent paper. It's about stacking items in a shopping bag.
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