30 and Pieces of Pi

Pieces of Pi:

Haha. There’s no easy way to cut a pie into seven equal slices. . .

But you can find beautiful representations of π at Paula Krieg’s blog. It is a bookbinding blog with just the right artistic touch for pi expressed as π, a fraction (2 ways), or a decimal!

Factors of 30:

30 is a composite number. 30 = 1 x 30, 2 x 15, 3 x 10, or 5 x 6. Factors of 30: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30. Prime factorization: 30 = 2 x 3 x 5.

When 30 is a clue in the FIND THE FACTORS puzzle, use 3 x 10 or 5 x 6. Only one of those pairs will work for that clue in that particular puzzle.

Sum-Difference Puzzle:

30 has four factor pairs. One of those pairs adds up to 13, and another one subtracts to give us 13. If you can find those factor pairs, then you can solve this puzzle!

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