In this week's puzzle column, we test your ability to think like a mathematician with a set of brainteasers designed to hone your numerical snout. The puzzles range from simple pattern recognition to more complex logical deductions. Can you solve them?
"Mathematics is not about numbers, it's about thinking."
The first puzzle asks you to find the missing number in a sequence, with a twist that requires you to look beyond the obvious. The second challenges you to balance equations where numbers are represented by animals.
Solutions will be posted next week. Good luck!