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More trial and improvement activities

Area and perimeter
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Area and perimeter

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What can you say about these shapes? This problem challenges you to create shapes with different areas and perimeters.

Zios and Zepts
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Zios and Zepts

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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On the planet Vuv there are two sorts of creatures. The Zios have 3 legs and the Zepts have 7 legs. The great planetary explorer Nico counted 52 legs. How many Zios and how many Zepts were there?

Fractions in a Box
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Fractions in a box

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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The discs for this game are kept in a flat square box with a square hole for each. Use the information to find out how many discs of each colour there are in the box.