***************************************************************** ****** Congratulations to all who entered! ******* ***************************************************************** ~ Winners/Solvers of puzzle #304 ~ ***************************************************************** Mike Jamieson Fall Creek Vallley Middle School - Indianapolis IN Dominique Braidwood Jorge Tejeda - 8 years old - Mr. Canu's bilingual 3rd grade San Elizario Elementary School - El Paso, Texas US Kyle Rehnstrom - 7th Grade Sioux Central - Sioux Rapids, Iowa, United States of America Francisco Cicero - 8 years old - Mr. Canu's bilingual 3rd grade San Elizario Elementary School - El Paso, Texas, USA Katrina Forman & Sarah Graves, Kristy Peterson, Rebecca Hammer Highlands Saugus, Ca. Emily and Kari Shawsheen ELementary - Greeley, CO Samuel Chu Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School - Hong Kong (Five of) Spence's Super Students Normandeau School - Red Deer AB Canada Rebecca - Mrs. Boltuc - Grade 6 Yorkhill E.S - Thornhill, ON. Canada Patrick Fleming - Grade 6 Smith-Jackson Ukrainian Bilingual School - Dauphin, Manitoba ************ another way to get 1 ******************************* WOW!! Bryce: The pattern is 12,11,12, 15, 14, 15, 16, 15 and so the final number is 16. Therefore the number in the box is 1. You find the numbers by using the pattern a=1, b=2, etc. Add the numbers 8 for H and 4 together to get the first 12, and so on. Bryce and 5M Henry G. Izatt Middle School - Winnipeg, MB ******************* 2 ******************************************* H, 4, I, 2, J, 2, K, 4, L, 2, M, 2, N, 2, O, 0, P , ______ 4-2=2 4-2=2 2-0=2 This solution is a bit of a stretch but maybe...how can you ignore the letters? Laura Kim - Mrs. Boltuc - Grade 6 Yorkhill E.S. - Thornhill, ON. Canada Brad of Spence's Super Students Normandeau School - Red Deer AB Canada Mrs. Cecile's Grade 5 Sacred Heart School - Sarnia, Ont. Nicholas Smith, Phil Aknowles, Erika Leung, Audrey MacLeod Royal West Academy - Montreal West Canada 4-2=2 4-2=2 2-0=2 This was the only logical solution I got to. Joyce and Amber - Mrs. Padgett - Grade 5 Yorkhill E.S. - Thornhill ON. Canada Luke Cowles Queen Elizabeth's Boys School - Barnet, Herts. England, Mr.Renaud's Gr.8 class St.Joesph School - Corunna Ontario. Andrew Fitzpatrick Highland Middle School - Highland,IL United States HUMBER ORTIZ MARIST, SAN JUAN PR LETTERS DONT MANNER 4-2=....2....4-2=.....2......2-0=........2 ! Ryan Childe, Donald Mathies, Heather Fast - Grade 6 Shamrock School - Winnipeg, MB,CA Chad Eversgerd Highland Middle School - Highland Il USA Andrew Bussey Berry Middle School - Birmingham, USA Jesse Davidson Strathcona Senior Public School - Owen Sound, ON, Canada ******************* 4 ******************************************* H, 4, I, 2, J, 2, K, 4, L, 2, M, 2, N, 2, O, 0, P , ___4___ ,=letter 1.4,2,2=first number pattern 2.4,2,2,2,0= second number pattern 3.4=First pattern repeat. By Hannah Churchill and Rachelle Hetter Lawrence Grassi Middle School. - Canmore, Alberta Joleene Showdra, Alyson Sametz - Grade 6 Smith-Jackson Ukrainian Bilingual School - Dauphin, MB. Canada Rebecca Hammer, Kristy Peterson, Katrina Forman & Sarah Graves Highlands Saugus Ca. Gabriel Lerman - Mrs. Boltuc - Grade 6 Yorkhill E.S. - Thornhill, ON. Canada Howard Shefman, Adam Gordon - Mrs. Padgett - Grade 5 Yorkhill E.S. - Thornhill, ON Canada Carlie, Hailey - Mrs. Wilner's 5/6 class Yorkhill ES - Thornhill, Ontario Sumeet and Kim Henry G. Izatt Middle School - Winnipeg, MB Jason Oxtoby Innisfail Jr. Sr. High School - Innisfail, Alberta Jesse Davidson Strathcona Senior Public School - Owen Sound, ON, Canada Dillon Olineck, Kate Peppinck, Justin Jacobs, Morgan Coulter, Natasha Anderson, John Dunn, Rylee Plitz, Nichole Kowalchuk, Stacey Jejina, Kristie Peever, Chrissy DeGeer, Christian Brittain, Josh Pixley, Evan Goldstrom, Larissa Michetti, Steph Hunter, William Shaw, Kim Kilgrain Innisfail Jr. Sr. High School - Innisfail, Alberta ******************* 6 ******************************************* H, 4, I, 2, J, 2, K, 4, L, 2, M, 2, N, 2, O, 0, P , ______ 2+2=4 2+2+2=6 2+2+2+2=8..... and H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q..... I don't buy this one because... but it is offered for discussion. Besides ignoring the letters you ignore the first 4 and skip the Zero. Alex K., Joe F., Ross S., Daniel M. - Grade 5, Mrs. O'Connell Cottage Lane Elementary - Blauvelt, New York, USA David Dow Innisfail Jr. Sr. High School - Innisfail, Alberta Dillon Olineck, Kate Peppinck, Justin Jacobs, Morgan Coulter, Natasha Anderson, John Dunn, Rylee Plitz, Nichole Kowalchuk, Stacey Jejina, Kristie Peever, Chrissy DeGeer, Christian Brittain, Josh Pixley, Evan Goldstrom, Larissa Michetti, Steph Hunter, William Shaw, Kim Kilgrain Innisfail Jr. Sr. High School - Innisfail, Alberta ******************* 0 ******************************************* 0 No explanation, but Brad's work indicates a pattern of ABB,ABB,BCC... with A=4, B=2 and C=0 Brad, Micaela, others - Spence's Super Students Normandeau School - Red Deer AB Canada ***************************************************************** ****** Congratulations to all who entered! ******* Compiled by Heather Gottlieb *****************************************************************