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Optimization

26 problems

Compare path lengths by counting units
Measuring Length with Units
Ruler with erased marks
Measurable Lengths
Place digit cards to maximize or minimize a result
Calculating to Meet Conditions
Plan the most efficient route
Working with Short Lengths
Measure a target in fewest pourings
Measuring Capacity
Divide a circle into min or max regions
Circles and Counting Shapes
Shortest route covering every road
One-Stroke Drawing
Complete a decimal subtraction from digit cards
Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Maximize or minimize a mixed expression
Mixed Operations with Whole Numbers
Build fractions from number cards
Fraction Calculations
GCD and LCM in tiling problems
Greatest Common Divisor and Least Common Multiple
Longest and shortest perimeter of a net
Rectangular Prisms
Shortest path that must touch a line
Using Symmetry
Greatest and least dice pip totals
Dice
Largest and smallest surface area
Surface Area and Volume of Solids
Fewest groups with no conflicting pair
Deductive Logic (1)
Fewest river crossings under rules
Deductive Logic (2)
Shortest string tied around a box
Using Nets
Fewest weighings to rank all weights
Balance Scales and Counterfeit Coins
Most non-overlapping classes in one day
Optimal Design
Measure an exact time with two hourglasses
Optimal Design
Farthest travel under a carry limit
Optimal Design
Fewest swaps to sort number cards
Swapping and Flipping
Most and fewest cubes fitting three views
Counting Cubes and Stackings
Largest and smallest surface area
Surface Area of Cube Stacks
Largest area a tied string can sweep
Loci and Traced Paths