Visualising and representing

  • Integral Polygons
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    Integral Polygons

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Each interior angle of a particular polygon is an obtuse angle which is a whole number of degrees. What is the greatest number of sides the polygon could have?

  • Turning N Over
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    Turning N Over

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    A card with the letter N on it is rotated through two different axes. What does the card look like at the end?

  • Blockupied
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    Blockupied

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    A 1×2×3 block is placed on an 8×8 board and rolled several times.... How many squares has it occupied altogether?

  • Night Watchmen
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    Night Watchmen

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Grannie's watch gains 30 minutes every hour, whilst Grandpa's watch loses 30 minutes every hour. What is the correct time when their watches next agree?

  • Semaphore
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    Semaphore

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    I am standing behind five pupils who are signalling a five-digit number to someone on the opposite side of the playground. What number is actually being signalled?

  • Don't Be Late
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    Don't Be Late

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Mary is driving to Birmingham Airport. Using her average speed for the entire journey, find how long her journey took.

  • Adjacent Factors
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    Adjacent Factors

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Two numbers can be placed adjacent if one of them divides the other. Using only $1,...,10$, can you write the longest such list?

  • Reading from Behind
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    Reading From Behind

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you find the time between 3 o'clock and 10 o'clock when my digital clock looks the same from both the front and back?

  • Fifty Coins
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    Fifty Coins

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Cheryl finds a bag of coins. Can you work out how many more 5p coins than 2p coins are in the bag?

  • Reflected Back
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    Reflected Back

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Imagine reflecting the letter P in all three sides of a triangle in turn. What is the final result?