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Christmas Countdown Cubes
Damian Howison, dhowison_at_mackillopsh.vic.edu.au
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A Mathematician, eager for Christmas to arrive,
might ask
What is the earliest you could start using this
Christmas decoration if you must be able to use
it each day?
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And then..

• What if we allow 6 to be inverted to make 9?
• How far could you count if you had three cubes?
• How many cubes are needed for a whole year?
• What about using other polyhedra?

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Merry Christmas !