Multiplication and division

  • Divide it out
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    Divide it out

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What is the lowest number which always leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by each of the numbers from 2 to 10?
  • One Million to Seven
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    One million to seven

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Start by putting one million (1 000 000) into the display of your calculator. Can you reduce this to 7 using just the 7 key and add, subtract, multiply, divide and equals as many times as you like?
  • Square subtraction
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    Square subtraction

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Look at what happens when you take a number, square it and subtract your answer. What kind of number do you get? Can you prove it?

  • Climbing Conundrum
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    Climbing conundrum

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Five children are taking part in a climbing competition with three parts, where their score for each part will be multiplied together. Can you see how the leaderboard will change depending on what happens in the final climb of the competition?

  • The Remainders Game
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    The remainders game

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Play this game and see if you can figure out the computer's chosen number.

  • Countdown
    game
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    Countdown

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Here is a chance to play a version of the classic Countdown Game.

  • missing multipliers
    problem

    Missing multipliers

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    What is the smallest number of answers you need to reveal in order to work out the missing headers?

  • Charitable Pennies
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    Charitable pennies

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Investigate the different ways that fifteen schools could have given money in a charity fundraiser.
  • 3 by 3 Mathdokus
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    3 by 3 Mathdokus

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you use the clues to complete these 3 by 3 Mathematical Sudokus?

  • 4 by 4 Mathdokus
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    4 by 4 Mathdokus

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you use the clues to complete these 4 by 4 Mathematical Sudokus?