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Emphasis is placed on solution strategies rather than computational practice.
The problems are intended to elicit logical and creative thinking. According to the authors, this problem set rewards systematic thought, a willingness to be wrong, and an eye for pattern. Problems are arranged in general order of difficulty, but may be presented in any order. Many of the problems are hands-on and fit themes, such as castles, pizza, Valentine's Day, or insects, that can be easily integrated into the primary school curriculum. Sample problems include finding the number of roads necessary to connect six ants living in six different houses, decoding messages, and using counters to investigate the number of jumping moves possible on a five-pointed star with ten intersecting lines.