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Math Matters Problems Solutions

Author: Lona

A Circle packing figure. Inside a circle are five large circles in a ring, with five circles in another ring inside of it, and one circle in the center. Circles are also packed into all the open spaces.

Did you catch the latest edition of Math Matters? In it we included some favorite problems from the Problem of the Week archives. Problems are classified as E (easy), M (medium), H (hard) and C (clear your calendar!).

Our first [solution](https://iastate.box.com/s/hei6fj24t3mjprt0rurlhhb8oddr4fz6) is now revealed.

Our second [solution](https://iastate.box.com/s/i35zw1mwmaol0vy4tdqdq9bs66wrpber) is now revealed.

Our third [solution](https://iastate.box.com/s/amps4k9l5g1ua3cv5663npnkclrwjmz4) is now revealed.

Our fourth [solution](https://iastate.box.com/s/wvyv23i9a8hdyrduh3b10yit9huwhr9h) is now revealed.

Our fifth [solution](https://iastate.box.com/s/416i2bytj2sealroyvdru7wl2wgrwxh6) is now revealed. We’ve moved from easy problems to medium.

Our sixth [solution](https://iastate.box.com/s/brzwngrzce8yjh34zlyd1c69585x7tx6) is now revealed.

Our seventh [solution](https://iastate.box.com/s/paszkdmpyi0xvxdzr1zu7wtfvdzf4v36) is now revealed.

Our eighth [solution](https://iastate.box.com/s/q8yjvsswxzy4ojwce1vz7213yneogxrk) is now revealed. We’ve moved from medium problems to hard.

Our ninth [solution](https://iastate.box.com/s/rcnhi79shvedxkpydoxamc1p7py7g08g) is now revealed.

Our tenth [solution](https://iastate.box.com/s/2539jjp27q8jagtac7wp5k5b7ebiojpm) is now revealed.

This is our final problem and answer! We hope you’ve enjoyed the challenge of these problems.