Fun Cookie Jar Puzzle Challenge for Your Group!

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Engage in a challenging cookie jar puzzle activity where you need to find the fewest number of moves to empty all the jars. Each jar contains cookies equal to its number, and you must strategically remove cookies in a specific way to solve the puzzle. Can you predict the number of moves for any set of consecutive number jars? Get ready to strategize and have fun with this engaging group activity!


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  1. Cookie Jar Joan and Marcia

  2. Playto engage in activity for fun or enjoyment

  3. There are 15 cookie jars, numbered consecutively from 1 to 15. The number of cookies in each jar is equal to the number of the jar. A move consists of choosing one or more jars, then removing one or more cookies from the chosen jars, BUT the same number of cookies from each jar.

  4. For Example A move would be to: Take 2 cookies from jars 13, 14 and 15 OR take 1 cookie from each jar Or take 3 cookies from jars 3, 6 and 9

  5. So.. What do you think we are going to ask your group to do ?????

  6. You are to find the fewest number of moves to empty all your cookie jars. Your group will need a scribe to record your moves AND what strategy your group employed.

  7. Is there a way to predict the number of moves for any set of consecutive number jars?

  8. APPLA USE