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7 December

There is a row of 1000 closed lockers numbered from 1 to 1000 (inclusive). Near the lockers, there is a bucket containing the numbers 1 to 1000 (inclusive) written on scraps of paper.
1000 people then each do the following:
Today's number is the number of lockers that will be closed at the end of this process.

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6 December

This puzzle was part of the 2018 Advent calendar.
This puzzle is inspired by a puzzle that Daniel Griller showed me.
Write down the numbers from 12 to 22 (including 12 and 22). Under each number, write down its largest odd factor*.
Today's number is the sum of all these odd factors.
* If a number is odd, then its largest odd factor is the number itself.

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5 December

I make a book by taking 111 sheets of paper, folding them all in half, then stapling them all together through the fold. I then number the pages from 1 to 444.
Today's number is the sum of the two page numbers on the centre spread of my book.
Tags: numbers, books

4 December

Today's number is the number of 0s that 611! (611×610×...×2×1) ends in.

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3 December

Put the digits 1 to 9 (using each digit exactly once) in the boxes so that the sums are correct. The sums should be read left to right and top to bottom ignoring the usual order of operations. For example, 4+3×2 is 14, not 10. Today's number is the product of the numbers in the red boxes.
++= 11
- + ×
+-= 11
- - -
++= 11
=
-11
=
11
=
11

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Tags: numbers, grids

2 December

Today's number is the area of the largest dodecagon that it's possible to fit inside a circle with area \(\displaystyle\frac{172\pi}3\).

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1 December

There are 5 ways to write 4 as the sum of 1s and 2s:
Today's number is the number of ways you can write 12 as the sum of 1s and 2s.

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Tags: numbers

Cryptic crossnumber #2

In this puzzle, the clues are written like clues from a cryptic crossword, but the answers are all numbers. You can download a printable pdf of this puzzle here.
12
3
4
5

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