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Randwick-Cats

Is your knowledge of maths as good as your English? Find out how many cats there are in Randwick.

Cat In Randwick, the cats, I declare,
They numbered one third of a square.
If a quarter did roam,
Just a cube would stay home.
How many, at least, must be there?

Vocabulary

  • square - x²
  • cube - x³

Answer: There are at least 972 cats in Randwick.(i)