Which numbers are missing? - Math puzzle

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  • @MathQueenSusanne
    @MathQueenSusanne  Місяць тому +11

    Hey math friends! If you’re enjoying this video, could you double-check that you’ve liked it and subscribed to the channel? It’s a simple equation: your support + my passion = more great content! Thanks for helping me keep this going - you’re the best!

  • @KevFrost
    @KevFrost 2 місяці тому +59

    You can intuitively see that A and D are identical from A+B = 7 and D+B = 7. From that you can see that C+A = 10 and C-A= 1 gives you A=D=4.5 and C=5.5

    • @inyobill
      @inyobill 2 місяці тому +1

      by analysis, actually, but correct.

    • @SirWolf2018
      @SirWolf2018 Місяць тому +2

      That's how I solved it too.

    • @SirWolf2018
      @SirWolf2018 Місяць тому +2

      The fact that she didn't present the most beautiful solution must result in a video dislike. Sorry, but Math is Art if done right.

    • @kenmore01
      @kenmore01 Місяць тому +6

      ​@@SirWolf2018 I don't think that's the "most beautiful solution" because to say "intuitively see", it's not a proof anymore. By carrying out the proof of that and also the rest, it would have been just as long and time consuming as the way she did it. Also, her approach would work no matter what the numbers were. The A=D only works in select cases.

    • @SirWolf2018
      @SirWolf2018 Місяць тому

      @@kenmore01 OK let me explain. In Math, trial and error can be just as practical sometimes as systematic approaches. Both are valid. When teaching, we can explain the systematic approach, but first you should keep the motivation high by explaining the most elegant solution first. Then we can talk about how the most elegant solution is applicable in general to every other similar puzzle. To me it's more important that Math doesn't feel like a chore, but you are also motivated to learn.

  • @damiancooper3403
    @damiancooper3403 Місяць тому +10

    Your voice is so soothing. You make maths beautiful again. Thank you.

  • @finlandtaipan4454
    @finlandtaipan4454 2 місяці тому +8

    I spent a minute trying to come up with a solution with only integers. It wasn't there so I just enjoyed the show.

  • @ΕλένηΡοντήρη
    @ΕλένηΡοντήρη Місяць тому +4

    Κυρία μου, είστε πολύ συμπαθητική και τα προβληματάκια που βάζετε είναι ότι πρέπει για να "ακονίζεται" το μυαλό μου, τώρα που είμαι συνταξιούχος καθηγήτρια. Ήμουν φυσικός αλλά και τα μαθηματικά ήταν πάντα μεγάλη αγάπη μου. Μέχρι τώρα έχω λύσει όλα όσα είδα, και απλά επαληθεύω μετά το αποτέλεσμα, πράγμα που σημαίνει ότι μάλλον η άνοια ή το Αλτχάιμερ είναι μακριά ακόμη, χαχα! Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ, και σας χαιρετώ από την Ελλάδα. [Προτιμώ να γράφω στα ελληνικά, ξέροντας και ότι η πλατφόρμα δίνει μεταφράσεις].

  • @MadAlPlays
    @MadAlPlays 18 днів тому +2

    a + b = 7
    a + c = 10
    b + d = 7
    c - d = 1
    a + b + a + c + b + d + c - d = 25, d's cancel so...
    2a + 2b + 2c = 25
    as a + b = 7, 2a + 2b = 14 subtract from above leaves...
    2c = 11
    c = 5.5

  • @ChrisB-g3v
    @ChrisB-g3v 29 днів тому +2

    I used a 4 x 5 coefficient matrix - the first 4 columns represented the coefficients of A, B, C and D (all of them equal to 1) for each equation, and the 5th column represented the results of the 4 equations. Then by using standard row operations to reduce the number of coefficients, I obtained A=9/2, B=5/2, C=11/2, D=9/2. It may be a slightly longer process but it meant I didn't need to decide which equations to add/subtract. (I've recently been familiarizing myself with matrices and decided to do some practice). Love the channel by the way.

  • @MightyWizardTim
    @MightyWizardTim Місяць тому +5

    So I did this a bit differently. Since both A + B and B + D = 7, I made the assumption that A = D. Since A = D you can substitute D with A. Eventually you get C = 10 - A and C = 1 + A. Then 10 - A = 1 + A and A eventually becomes A = 9/2 or 4.5. Been a long time since I've done real math. Your videos are a fun reminding of what I loved about school.

  • @giovanniferrarese4335
    @giovanniferrarese4335 8 днів тому

    I learn scientific English by listening your lessons.Thank you cute teacher.

  • @fernandobroca
    @fernandobroca 16 днів тому +1

    if A+B = 7 and B+D = 7, A=D.
    so, A+C = 10 and C-A* = 1
    A = 10-C
    C-(10-C) = 1
    C -10 + C = 1
    2C = 11
    C = 5.5
    A = D = 4,5
    B = 2,5

  • @ehrenwerterpelikan9156
    @ehrenwerterpelikan9156 2 місяці тому +3

    I first thought that all numbers had to be integers, but none of the numbers I tried worked. 😅 So I watched your video. Thank you!

  • @jerryeldridge1690
    @jerryeldridge1690 2 місяці тому +2

    I solved with sympy: "import sympy as sp"; "A,B,C,D = sp.symbols('A,B,C,D')"; "eqs = []"; "eqs.append(sp.Eq(A+B,7))";"eqs.append(sp.Eq(C-D,1))";"eqs.append(sp.Eq(A+C,10))";"eqs.append(sp.Eq(B+D,7))";"sp.solve(eqs)" results in {A: 9/2, B: 5/2, C: 11/2, D: 9/2}.

  • @toferg.8264
    @toferg.8264 Місяць тому

    Excellent teaching style as always!

  • @RJSRdg
    @RJSRdg Місяць тому +2

    I was thrown a bit by this as usually when these sorts of puzzles come up, the answers are integers.
    As there are only certain combinations of integers that add to 7 (7 and 0, 6 and 1, 5 and 2, 3 and 4) I tried all these and none of them worked. So then I tried the simultaneous equation method and when I got C=5.5 I thought I'd got it wrong!

  • @fuchur56bekannt92
    @fuchur56bekannt92 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you very much and much success for your new Channel!! 💙🐬

  • @mugoxmugox
    @mugoxmugox 2 місяці тому +5

    Woow, this is nice

  • @dhpbear2
    @dhpbear2 Місяць тому +1

    How I solved it:
    Add equations 1-4:
    (2*A)+(2*b)+(2*c) = 25
    a+b+c = 12.5
    from eq. 1: c=5.5
    from eq. 2: a=4.5
    from eq. 1: b=2.5
    from eq. 4: d=4.5

  • @morphilou
    @morphilou 2 місяці тому +3

    if a+b = b+d ==> a = d
    and if a+c = 10 with also c-d = 1 and therefore c-a = 1 ==> 2a = 9 dc a =4.5 like d
    and after even un IQ of 80 can end ^^
    a=4.5
    d=4.5
    b=1
    c=5.5
    30 sec top chrono

  • @victorsauvage1890
    @victorsauvage1890 27 днів тому

    Great teaching

  • @utedalheimer1742
    @utedalheimer1742 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you so much ❤❤

  • @zygoloid
    @zygoloid 2 місяці тому +7

    From the columns we can see that A+B+C+D = 17
    From the rows we can see that A+B+C-D = 8
    So 2D = 9, D = 4½. So C = 5½, A = 4½, B = 2½.

  • @kentoutcourt
    @kentoutcourt 23 дні тому

    I used a+c = 10 and a+1 = c (a and d are the same since they both equal 7 when adding b)
    So, in a+c = 10 I substituted the c for a+1, which is a+a+1 = 10
    Then, 2a = 9, which is a= 4.5
    The rest was like you did with c = 5.5 but with a = 4.5, but as a bonus, I had d for free (also a 4.5).

  • @francoisleveille409
    @francoisleveille409 Місяць тому +1

    A nice practice of RREF on my good old TI-92 Plus. Reduced Row Echelon Form

  • @shaikilyas-h2d
    @shaikilyas-h2d 17 днів тому

    awesome mam

  • @wayneyadams
    @wayneyadams 25 днів тому

    3:36 Just add the two equations and eliminate C, it's much easier. you get 2B = 5.

  • @m.h.6470
    @m.h.6470 Місяць тому +1

    Solution:
    You can immediately see, that A = D, because A + B = 7 and D + B = 7.
    So C + A = 10, but C - A = 1. Add both together to get 2C = 11, therefore C = 5.5.
    This gives us A = D = 10 - 5.5 = 4.5.
    Last but not least, we get B = 7 - 4.5 = 2.5.
    Done.

  • @imranriday3263
    @imranriday3263 23 дні тому

    Can we not add 3rd & 4th equation to have B+C value. then add the 1st & 2nd equation and put the value of B+C in that to get the value of A
    B+D+C-D=7=1>B+C=8,
    2A+B+C=17>2A+8=17>A=4.5

  • @mattc3581
    @mattc3581 2 місяці тому +4

    My immediate reaction was that if the bottom line was C+D it would have to total 10, since the total of the sums across must equal total of the sums downward.
    If we know that C+D=10 and C-D=1 then it is obvious that C=5.5 and D=4.5. Working out A and B takes another second or so, overall less than 10 seconds to get the 4 values. Writing out as many simultaneous equations as in the video seems massively longwinded.

  • @WombatMan64
    @WombatMan64 2 місяці тому +5

    Def started with since a+b=7 and b+d=7, therefore a=d.
    Then I did similar things for the rest, but getting rid of one variable immediately made it a bit easier.

  • @samjones3106
    @samjones3106 Місяць тому +3

    for a in range(-20, 21):
    for b in range(-20, 21):
    for c in range(-20, 21):
    for d in range(-20,21):
    if a/2 + b/2 == 7:
    if a/2 + c/2 == 10:
    if c/2 - d/2 == 1:
    if b/2 + d/2 == 7:
    print (a/2,b/2,c/2,d/2)
    print("Hello, World!")
    4.5 2.5 5.5 4.5
    Hello, World!

  • @evergreentree8042
    @evergreentree8042 21 день тому

    I started with A+B=B+D => A=D and then substituted that back in.

  • @RyanLewis-Johnson-wq6xs
    @RyanLewis-Johnson-wq6xs Місяць тому +1

    A=4.5 B=2.5 C=5.5 D=4.5 final answer

  • @davidschaefer3793
    @davidschaefer3793 19 днів тому

    kind of fun stuff, interetsing how everyone attacked this one. I solved for C by working the different equations down to answer that C was 5.5. Once you have that the rest fall out on the table. Cheers 😎

  • @estatehelper921
    @estatehelper921 2 місяці тому +4

    i did it with U

  • @KrytenKoro
    @KrytenKoro 2 місяці тому

    A=D=4.5
    C=5.5
    B=2.5

  • @Birol731
    @Birol731 2 місяці тому +1

    My way of solution ▶
    A+B= 7
    A+C= 10
    B+D= 7
    C-D= 1

    A+B= 7
    -A-C= -10

    B-C= -3
    C-B= 3
    B+D= 7
    C-B= 3

    D+C= 10
    C-D= 1

    2C= 11
    C= 11/2
    C= 5,5
    D+C= 10
    C= 5,5

    D= 4,5
    B+D= 7
    D= 4,5

    B= 2,5
    A+B= 7
    B=2,5

    A= 4,5
    𝕃 = { 4,5 ; 2,5 ; 5,5 ; 4,5 }

  • @panlomito
    @panlomito 2 місяці тому +1

    Quite easy to see that A = D so there are 4 equations and 3 unknown and therefor really too easy to solve.
    Better make it a 4 by 4.

  • @johncirillo9544
    @johncirillo9544 Місяць тому +2

    I needed pencil and paper for this one. With some simple algebra, solving the equations using pairs, the results are A = 9/2, B = 5/2, C = 11/2, and D = 9/2. I enjoy solving your “puzzles” before watching your videos.

  • @mdsabbirhassan2893
    @mdsabbirhassan2893 Місяць тому

    nice

  • @stephenhilliard3931
    @stephenhilliard3931 21 день тому

    Immediately knew that A=D because B was in 2 problems where the answer was the same in this case 7.

  • @Pad13
    @Pad13 24 дні тому

    We know that C = D+1 and therefore A = B+2 because the difference of 10 and 7 is 3. If A is 2 higher than B then the only way to resolve for 7 is A = 4.5 and B = 2.5.

  • @SlideRulePirate
    @SlideRulePirate 6 днів тому

    (10 +7) - (7 +1) = 2D
    9 = 2D
    D = 4.5

  • @Jefuslives
    @Jefuslives 17 днів тому

    I immediately saw that A & D had to be equal.

  • @eremas
    @eremas 25 днів тому

    Calculus please.

  • @Sg190th
    @Sg190th 2 місяці тому +2

    I gave up but I knew A = D lol

  • @jonnybgood7531
    @jonnybgood7531 3 дні тому

    A bit deceiving from the start, because we are led to believe that a, b, c, and d are whole numbers. Maybe a disclaimer would help

  • @84com83
    @84com83 29 днів тому

    Oh, You ended up with decimal fractions. I had expected just integers! (sorry, just a bad joke)

  • @VicVelez-tf8rd
    @VicVelez-tf8rd 2 місяці тому +1

    I first noticed from the 1st and 3rd equations that a=d, both =7-b.
    She subtracts the new equations and gets -2c, adding them gets you 2b=5, (then b=2.5.

  • @kevincozens6837
    @kevincozens6837 Місяць тому

    When there was just two equations involving B and C I did the subtraction the other way around. I subtracted the top equation from the bottom. That yields (B + C) - (B - C) = 8 - -3 which simplifies to 2C = 11. Basically the same as in the video without all those pesky negative signs to deal with at the end.

  • @nurkayk5736
    @nurkayk5736 2 дні тому

    Question is wrong. If A:4.5 and D:4.5 you can’t say A and D. You can say A or D both of them.

  • @84com83
    @84com83 2 місяці тому +1

    Ich verstehe deine Englisch, aber warum kein Deutsch? UND BITTE, KEIN MEHR AI "Stimme/Sprache"! in different language!

    • @MathQueenSusanne
      @MathQueenSusanne  2 місяці тому +2

      Das hier ist mein neuer englischer Kanal. Auf meinem MathemaTrick Kanal gibt es diese Videos alle auch auf Deutsch 😊

  • @FrancisFjordCupola
    @FrancisFjordCupola Місяць тому

    Didn't do it as nice and rigorous, but the easy start (to me at least) is in noticing that a+b=7 and b+d=7 implies that a must be equal to d. Then because the difference between c and a is only one, while added up together they add to 10 implies that 2a must equal 9. And thus a = 4.5, c = a + 1 = 5.5, b = 7 - a = 2.5 and d = a = 4.5.

  • @KenFullman
    @KenFullman Місяць тому

    From the second row we can see that D is one less than C.
    So if we replace the C in the first column with D, we get A+D=9
    and since B+D=7 then A is 2 more than B
    So swapping the B for an A in the first row gives us A+A=9
    So B=2.5, C=5.5, D=4.5
    This was just the way I did it in my head from first glance but there are SO many ways to solve this.

  • @alster724
    @alster724 Місяць тому

    A+B= 7
    A+C= 10
    B+D= 7
    C-D= 1
    Solving further we get
    B+C= 8
    A+B = 7
    A-C= -1
    A+C= 10
    2A= 9
    A= 4.5, B= 2.5, C= 5.5, D= 4.5
    Method 2
    A+B= B+D
    A=D
    C+D= 10
    C-D= 1
    2C= 11
    A= 4.5
    B= 2.5
    C= 5.5
    D= 4.5

  • @gavinausten1825
    @gavinausten1825 2 місяці тому +1

    You are just doing re runs of another channel. 2 posts in the last 5 days have already been done by him.🤨

  • @mariyanstoitsov4831
    @mariyanstoitsov4831 21 день тому

    Du bist süß

  • @evanj3535
    @evanj3535 Місяць тому

    You can solve this with two equations, not four:
    1. A + B + C + D = 10 + 7 (adding the bottom sums)
    2. A + B + C + D = 17
    3. A + B + C - D = 7 + 1 (adding the right sums)
    4. A + B + C - D = 8
    Do Equation 2 - Equation 4. The A, B, and C drop out, and D - -D = 2D.
    5. 2D = 9
    6. D = 4.5
    Once you know one, finding the others are equal.

  • @garthmcgibbon4285
    @garthmcgibbon4285 8 днів тому

    Let’s do it in our head rather than algebra ok baby?

  • @devdatkumar4970
    @devdatkumar4970 24 дні тому

    I watched like 3-4 videos, it's seems like she only chooses easier questions, and she is little slow at solving, as in comments people are giving optimum (one liner) solutions.
    Please solve faster, and scale up the difficulty level.