Primary Live Problems

Each time you visit the NRICH site there will be some activities which are 'live'. That means we are inviting you and your students to send us solutions and we will publish a selection of them, along with your students' names and school, in a few weeks' time. If you'd like to know more about what we're looking for, read this short article.
Please note that a few days before a new feature is due these activities stop being live.

Stage 1 and 2 Toughnuts

Stage: 1 and 2

These Stage 1 and 2 problems haven't been solved yet. Why not take a look?

I Like ...live

Stage: 1 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Mr Gilderdale is playing a game with his class. What rule might he have chosen? How would you test your idea?

Secret Numberlive

Stage: 1 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

Annie and Ben are playing a game with a calculator. What was Annie's secret number?

What Number?live

Stage: 1 Short Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

I am less than 25. My ones digit is twice my tens digit. My digits add up to an even number.

Count the Digitslive

Stage: 1 and 2 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

In this investigation we are going to count the number of 1s, 2s, 3s etc in numbers. Can you predict what will happen?

Number Detectivelive

Stage: 2 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Follow the clues to find the mystery number.

Coded Hundred Squarelive

Stage: 2 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

This 100 square jigsaw is written in code. It starts with 1 and ends with 100. Can you build it up?

Mystery Matrixlive

Stage: 2 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

Can you fill in this table square? The numbers 2 -12 were used to generate it with just one number used twice.

Curious Numberlive

Stage: 2 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:3 Challenge Level:3 Challenge Level:3

Can you order the digits from 1-3 to make a number which is divisible by 3 so when the last digit is removed it becomes a 2-figure number divisible by 2, and so on?

Satisfying Statementslive

Stage: 2 and 3 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Can you find any two-digit numbers that satisfy all of these statements?

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