Samuel Loyd (1841 – 1911), born in Philadelphia and raised in New York City, was an American chess player, chess composer, puzzle author, and recreational mathematician. As a chess composer, he authored a number of chess problems, often with interesting themes. At his peak, Loyd was one of the best chess players in the US and was ranked 15th in the world, according to chessmetrics.com.
A father left to his four sons this square field, with the instruction that they divide it into four pieces, each of the same shape and size, so that each piece of land contained one of the trees. How did they manage it?
The solution is shown below.
Cut the piece below into three parts which can be rearranged into a square.
The solution is shown below.
What nationalities do these sums spell?
TURKEY – KEY + KEG + G – EGG = TURK
CANAL – L + DIANA – A = CANADIAN
What measurement units do these sums spell?
FOWL – OWL + BOOT – B = FOOT
INK – K + CHAIR + SHIP – AIRSHIP = INCH
What animals do these sums spell?
SLOTH + HARROW – ARROW = SLOTH
FERRULE – RULE + VINE + GARRET – VINEGAR = FERRET
What state does this sum spell?
COLORS + NAIL- SNAIL + ADOBE + DRUG – BED – RUG = COLORADO
What animals do these sums spell?
SCOOP – COOP + NAIL = SNAIL
FOWL – OWL + OX = FOX
What coin does this sum spell?
What number does this sum spell?
DOLL + ARROW + BOAT – ROW BOAT = DOLLAR
FOWL – OWL + ORANGE – RANGE + URCHIN – CHIN = FOUR
Starting with the letter “T” at the bottom, visit all spots exactly once before returning to the beginning, so that the letters you pass through spell a complete sentence.
The path goes through the letters “T”, “H”, “E”, “R”, “E”, “I”, “S”, “N”, “O”, “P”, “O”, “S”, “S”, “I”, “B”, “L”, “E”, “W”, “A”, “Y”, to spell the sentence “There is no possible way”.
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