Visualising and representing

  • Sea Defences
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    Sea Defences

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    These are pictures of the sea defences at New Brighton. Can you work out what a basic shape might be in both images of the sea wall and work out a way they might fit together?
  • Tricky Triangles
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    Tricky Triangles

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Use the three triangles to fill these outline shapes. Perhaps you can create some of your own shapes for a friend to fill?
  • Cheese cutting
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    Cheese Cutting

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    In this problem we see how many pieces we can cut a cube of cheese into using a limited number of slices. How many pieces will you be able to make?
  • One Out One Under
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    One Out One Under

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Imagine a stack of numbered cards with one on top. Discard the top, put the next card to the bottom and repeat continuously. Can you predict the last card?
  • 17s and 23s
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    17s and 23s

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you form this 2010-digit number...
  • Crawl Around the Cube
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    Crawl Around the Cube

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 37 - 2010
    An ant is crawling around the edges of a cube. From the description of his path, can you predict when he will return to his starting point?
  • Centre Square
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    Centre Square

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    What does Pythagoras' Theorem tell you about the radius of these circles?
  • Kangaroo Hops
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    Kangaroo Hops

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 11 - 2011
    Kanga hops ten times in one of four directions. At how many different points can he end up?
  • In or Out?
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    In or Out?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 52 - 2014
    Four arcs are drawn in a circle to create a shaded area. What fraction of the area of the circle is shaded?
  • Doubly Consecutive Sums
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    Doubly Consecutive Sums

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How many numbers less than 2017 are both the sum of two consecutive integers and the sum of five consecutive integers?