Working systematically

  • Ones Only
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    Ones Only

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Find the smallest whole number which, when mutiplied by 7, gives a product consisting entirely of ones.
  • Master Minding
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    Master Minding

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Your partner chooses two beads and places them side by side behind a screen. What is the minimum number of guesses you would need to be sure of guessing the two beads and their positions?
  • Pattern of islands
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    Pattern of Islands

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    In how many distinct ways can six islands be joined by bridges so that each island can be reached from every other island...
  • Read This Page
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    Read This Page

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Replace the letters with numbers to make the addition work out correctly. R E A D + T H I S = P A G E
  • Spell by Numbers
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    Spell by Numbers

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you substitute numbers for the letters in these sums?
  • Code Breaker
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    Code Breaker

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This problem is based on a code using two different prime numbers less than 10. You'll need to multiply them together and shift the alphabet forwards by the result. Can you decipher the code?
  • Bell Ringing
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    Bell Ringing

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Suppose you are a bellringer. Can you find the changes so that, starting and ending with a round, all the 24 possible permutations are rung once each and only once?
  • So Many Sums
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    So Many Sums

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    In this addition each letter stands for a different digit, with S standing for 3. What is the value of YxO?
  • Even Squares
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    Even Squares

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you find squares within a number grid whose entries add up to an even total?
  • Facial Sums
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    Facial Sums

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you make the numbers around each face of this solid add up to the same total?