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Month Mania

Can you design a new shape for the twenty-eight squares and arrange the numbers in a logical way? What patterns do you notice?

Neighbours

In a square in which the houses are evenly spaced, numbers 3 and 10 are opposite each other. What is the smallest and what is the largest possible number of houses in the square?

Page Numbers

Exactly 195 digits have been used to number the pages in a book. How many pages does the book have?

Fingers and Hands

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
You really need to be able to talk with someone else to do this activity.
Are there other ways that you could count the fingers?
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