# Anyone know where to find good math/logic problems?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 22, 2009, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-where-to-find-good-math-logic-problems/511060 "2009-09-22T08:23:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mojo\_Pin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mojo\_Pin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo_Pin)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-where-to-find-good-math-logic-problems/511060/1 "2009-09-22T08:23:34Z")

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I’m looking for the kind of problem that tests mathematical thinking, not necessarily mathematical knowledge. Appropriate for a smart middle schooler. An example is estimating the value of pi given graph paper, a six sided die, and a lot of time. The student is given a short intro to the nature of random numbers (the difference between generating one from seed and generating one from a predictably random physical operation), and he knows that a quadrant of a circle with radius 1 is pi/4.

Thanks