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Homes

There are to be 6 homes built on a new development site. They could be semi-detached, detached or terraced houses. How many different combinations of these can you find?

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Stairs

This challenge is to design different step arrangements, which must go along a distance of 6 on the steps and must end up at 6 high.

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Train Carriages

Suppose there is a train with 24 carriages which are going to be put together to make up some new trains. Can you find all the ways that this can be done?

Jumping Cricket

Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:

What size jump are you going to try next?
Can all his jumps be the same size?
Can you find another way of doing it?
How will you know which ways you've tried?
Using a counter on a grid may help. This sheethas twelve copies of the square patio.

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