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.

The last day for sending in solutions to these live problems is Monday 6 February.

Pairs of Numberslive

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level

If you have ten counters numbered 1 to 10, how many can you put into pairs that add to 10? Which ones do you have to leave out? Why?

A City of Towerslive

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level

In this town, houses are built with one room for each person. There are some families of seven people living in the town. In how many different ways can they build their houses?

Ladybirds in the Gardenlive

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level

In Sam and Jill's garden there are two sorts of ladybirds with 7 spots or 4 spots. What numbers of total spots can you make?

Fifteen Cardslive

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level

Can you use the information to find out which cards I have used?

Treblinglive

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level

Can you replace the letters with numbers? Is there only one solution in each case?

Factor Lineslive

Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level

Arrange the four number cards on the grid, according to the rules, to make a diagonal, vertical or horizontal line.

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