Working systematically

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Mrs Beeswax

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

In how many ways could Mrs Beeswax put ten coins into her three puddings so that each pudding ended up with at least two coins?
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Routes 1 and 5

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Find your way through the grid starting at 2 and following these operations. What number do you end on?
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Favourite

Eggs in Baskets

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

There are three baskets, a brown one, a red one and a pink one, holding a total of 10 eggs. How many eggs are in each basket?
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Nineteen Hexagons

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

In this maze of hexagons, you start in the centre at 0. The next hexagon must be a multiple of 2 and the next a multiple of 5. What are the possible paths you could take?
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Late Again

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Moira is late for school. What is the shortest route she can take from the school gates to the entrance?
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Favourite

Three Ball Line Up

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Use the interactivity to help get a feel for this problem and to find out all the possible ways the balls could land.
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Favourite

Triangle Animals

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

How many different ways can you find to join three equilateral triangles together? Can you convince us that you have found them all?
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Name the Children

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Can you find out in which order the children are standing in this line?
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A Bag of Marbles

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Use the information to describe these marbles. What colours must be on marbles that sparkle when rolling but are dark inside?
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One of Thirty-Six

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Can you find the chosen number from the grid using the clues?