MATHS WEEK KICKED off at the weekend and as is our annual tradition here, we’re setting you a puzzle a day with all answers published on site tomorrow morning.

Get puzzling!

THIS MORNING’S Q: 

On the tombola stand at the fair, tickets ending in a 5 will win a bottle of wine, tickets ending in a 0 will win a bottle of brandy and tickets ending in a 1 will win a box of chocolates.

You ask how many tickets are in there altogether and you’re told:

• If you bought 50 tickets you’d be sure of winning a bottle of wine.
• If you bought 60 tickets you’d be sure of winning a bottle of brandy.
• If you bought 40 tickets you’d be sure of winning a box of chocolates.

“But what chance have I of winning something?” you ask.

“You have a 2 in 3 chance of winning something,” the tombalist replies.

How many tickets in the draw?

We’ll have a second puzzle this evening for you on site – happy Saturday!

All answers will be published on TheJournal.ie on Sunday morning.

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