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Three Squares

What is the greatest number of squares you can make by overlapping three squares?

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Biscuit Decorations

Andrew decorated 20 biscuits to take to a party. He lined them up and put icing on every second biscuit and different decorations on other biscuits. How many biscuits weren't decorated?

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Writing Digits

Lee was writing all the counting numbers from 1 to 20. She stopped for a rest after writing seventeen digits. What was the last number she wrote?

Two Dice

Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:

If one dice shows $6$, what could the other dice be showing?
What totals would they give?
What could the other dice be if one is a $5$? A $4$?
How do you know you've found all the totals?
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