Did you solve it? Are you smarter than a 12-year-old?

The answers to today’s puzzles

Earlier today I set you three puzzles for 12-year-olds, used by the charity Axiom Maths, whose mission is to help top performing children from low incomes continue achieving well throughout secondary school.

1. Backwards multiplication

Agent 001 gives a present to the agent who gives a present to agent 002

Agent 002 gives a present to the agent who gives a present to agent 003

Agent 003 gives a present to the agent who gives a present to agent 004

and so on, until

Agent 009 gives a present to the agent who gives a present to agent 001