Maths Tricks to Blow Your Mind: A Journey Through Viral Maths

by Kyle D Evans

What is 4% of 75? Can you calculate 60 + 60 x 0 + 1? Which is bigger, an 18-inch pizza or two 12-inch pizzas? Join award-winning maths presenter Kyle D Evans on an entertaining tour of viral maths problems that have gone wild on social media in recent years. From the infamous 'Hannah's sweets' exam question to percentages 'life-hacks', viral maths problems seem to capture the public's imagination without fail. In Maths Tricks to Blow Your Mind, Kyle presents over 50 viral maths problems with background information, explanations and solutions to similar problems, all in a humorous, accessible and inclusive manner. Want to dazzle and delight your friends and family? This book shows you how!

Genres: Mathematics

224 pages, Paperback

Published February 3, 2023

Reviews

[Andy Yule · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book.
It's written in a fairly light style and it's as geeky as you'd expect from the title.
However, whilst it had a few bits I found interesting, overall I thought it was a bit thin (both physically and in content).

[Firat Fidan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genellikle sosyal medyada sıklıkla rastladığımız ‘Bu sorunun cevabı nedir’ tarzındaki 50-55 soruyu çözümüyle toparlayan bir kitap. Bazı sorular işe girişlerde sorulan mülakat soruları, bazı sorular da IQ test soruları. Matematikseverler için eğlenceli 😊

[Colin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good stuff!

[PRL · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a good fun read. Nothing too deep, but then it's not meant to be. Very accessible although it does contain the odd swear.

[Barry Bridges · Rating 4 out of 5]

Admittedly the first chapter did it but I found for the rest of it I tended toward the “5%” although I am definitely not in the 1% club!!!!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this. Well written with humour, and challenging (for me). I'm stick on the 'easier' Miracle Sudoku at the end but I shall keep on trying until I crack it.