Stage: 2 Challenge Level: 
You could use this sheet to record your magic Vs.
Have a go at putting the numbers into the V and then adding up each arm. Perhaps you can adjust the arrangement slightly to make the totals the same?
What do you notice about the number at the base of the V in all your magic Vs?
Making and proving conjectures. Combinations. Multiplication & division. Investigations. Generalising. Odd and even numbers. Visualising. Working systematically. Digit cards. Addition & subtraction.
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