Visualising and representing

  • Oldest and Youngest
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    Oldest and Youngest

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Edith had 9 children at 15 month intervals. If the oldest is now six times as old as the youngest, how old is her youngest child?
  • Travelator
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    Travelator

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    When Andrew arrives at the end of the walkway, how far is he ahead of Bill?
  • Same Face
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    Same Face

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    A cube is rolled on a plane, landing on the squares in the order shown. Which two positions had the same face of the cube touching the surface?
  • Tennis Training
    problem

    Tennis Training

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    After tennis training, Andy, Roger and Maria collect up the balls. Can you work out how many Andy collects?
  • All in the Mind
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    All in the Mind

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Imagine you are suspending a cube from one vertex and allowing it to hang freely. What shape does the surface of the water make around the cube?
  • Fermat's Poser
    problem

    Fermat's Poser

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Find the point whose sum of distances from the vertices (corners) of a given triangle is a minimum.
  • Dissect
    problem

    Dissect

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    What is the minimum number of squares a 13 by 13 square can be dissected into?
  • Painting Cubes
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    Painting Cubes

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Imagine you have six different colours of paint. You paint a cube using a different colour for each of the six faces. How many different cubes can be painted using the same set of six colours?
  • Hypotenuse Lattice points
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    Hypotenuse Lattice Points

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    The triangle OMN has vertices on the axes with whole number co-ordinates. How many points with whole number coordinates are there on the hypotenuse MN?
  • Hallway Borders
    problem

    Hallway Borders

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    What are the possible dimensions of a rectangular hallway if the number of tiles around the perimeter is exactly half the total number of tiles?