Separated Twins

Keywords: Starter | Logic | Puzzles

• 9k1, Kettlethorpe High School
• Monday, September 18, 2006
• "other answers
  46357432652171
  23726351417654
  72632453764151
  72452634753161"
• Transum,
• Tuesday, September 19, 2006
• "Well done 9k1, Kettlethorpe High School. I wonder if that is all possible answers?"
• *Mrs. Peacock, Downe House School and Kennet School
• Monday, October 02, 2006
• "My year 8's absolutely loved the "Separated Twins" starter. I set it as an optional piece of work for my year 11's over a weekend and one girl came up with 3 independant solutions."
• Sohana, Gateway Academy
• Tuesday, September 18, 2007
• "Students found 47364352762151."
• Lana, Lindsworth North, Birmingham, UK
• Tuesday, September 18, 2007
• "We found another solution: 17126425374635 (Which is also my phone number!)"
• Mr Smith, Durrington High School, Worthing
• Wednesday, September 19, 2007
• "Starter of the day 18th September. Other possible answers which class 11Y1 found are:
  73625324765141
  17126425374635"
• Chloe Beames, Broadoak W-s-M
• Thursday, September 20, 2007
• "I found 45671415362732."
• Sam Yr 8, Broadoak Weston-Super-Mare
• Thursday, September 20, 2007
• "I found this one 26721514637543 and 34573641512762"
• Mr Hamshaw-Hart, Beverley Grammar School
• Friday, September 21, 2007
• "Year 11 top set also found 57263254376141 and 71416354732652"
• Miss K Smith, Wildern School
• Friday, November 02, 2007
• "My Year 11m1 class found one solution 52462754316137. They thought it was silly but actually all had a go."
• 8H1, Helenswood School
• Thursday, September 18, 2008
• "15173465324726"
• Wednesfield High, JSS
• Thursday, September 18, 2008
• "Our Year 8 students discovered this solution to separated twins
  16172452634753"
• Wednesfield High School, JSS
• Thursday, September 18, 2008
• "Top set year 9 got 2 solutions
  73625324765141
  71316435724625"
• Ross West & Friends, Sleaford
• Friday, September 19, 2008
• "We got 76543121726435, from Y11 at St.George's, Sleaford."
• Curtis, 7
• Monday, September 22, 2008
• "Other Solutions
  
  61517346532472
  
  41617435263275
  
  41716425327635"
• Sevgi, London
• Wednesday, September 24, 2008
• "Another solution:
  73625324765141"
• Harrytown High School, 9A2
• Wednesday, September 16, 2009
• "46357432652171 Adrien Parry
  35743625427161 Ross Scrivener and Charlotte Bailey
  73625324765141 Antoine Parry
  these all work backwards too!"
• Mr Ian Rowe, United Kingdom
• Friday, September 18, 2009
• "Year 11 class at Royal Alexandra and Albert School, UK, with the help of James got 34673245261715."
• 8X3, MSJ
• Thursday, October 22, 2009
• "Twintastic. This really got the group thinking and Billy really enjoyed it. Jamie was the first to solve the problem."
• Year 6, Stamford Green Primary School
• Thursday, May 13, 2010
• "4 children came up with the same solution of
  46357432652171.
  It was a fab experience!"

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