{"id":9134,"date":"2020-12-08T08:30:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T08:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2020\/?p=9134"},"modified":"2024-11-22T17:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:40:06","slug":"six-reindeers-puzzle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/six-reindeers-puzzle\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Reindeers Puzzle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1289.6px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 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