Linear equations

  • Letter Land
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    Letter land

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    If: A + C = A; F x D = F; B - G = G; A + H = E; B / H = G; E - G = F and A-H represent the numbers from 0 to 7 Find the values of A, B, C, D, E, F and H.
  • Your number was...
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    Your number was...

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Think of a number and follow my instructions. Tell me your answer, and I'll tell you what you started with! Can you explain how I know?

  • Good Work If You Can Get It
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    Good work if you can get it

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    A job needs three men but in fact six people do it. When it is finished they are all paid the same. How much was paid in total, and much does each man get if the money is shared as Fred suggests?
  • Temperature
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    Temperature

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Is there a temperature at which Celsius and Fahrenheit readings are the same?

  • Tweedle dum and Tweedle Dee
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    Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Two brothers were left some money, amounting to an exact number of pounds, to divide between them. DEE undertook the division. "But your heap is larger than mine!" cried DUM...

  • Fibs
    problem

    Fibs

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    The well known Fibonacci sequence is 1 ,1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21.... How many Fibonacci sequences can you find containing the number 196 as one of the terms?
  • Seven Up
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    Seven up

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    The number 27 is special because it is three times the sum of its digits 27 = 3 (2 + 7). Find some two digit numbers that are SEVEN times the sum of their digits (seven-up numbers)?
  • How Many Miles To Go?
    problem

    How many miles to go?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How many more miles must the car travel before the numbers on the milometer and the trip meter contain the same digits in the same order?

  • Burning down
    problem

    Burning down

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    One night two candles were lit. Can you work out how long each candle was originally?
  • Fair Shares?
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    Fair shares?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A mother wants to share some money by giving each child in turn a lump sum plus a fraction of the remainder. How can she do this to share the money out equally?