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Playing with Numbers
All these activities have something to do with multiplying and dividing. Can you spot the connections?
What can you find out by playing around with multiplying and dividing?
Highest and Lowest
Age
7 to 11
Challenge Level
Put operations signs between the numbers 3 4 5 6 to make the highest possible number and lowest possible number.
Zios and Zepts
Age
7 to 11
Challenge Level
On the planet Vuv there are two sorts of creatures. The Zios have 3 legs and the Zepts have 7 legs. The great planetary explorer Nico counted 52 legs. How many Zios and how many Zepts were there?
This Pied Piper of Hamelin
Age
7 to 11
Challenge Level
Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!
Four Goodness Sake
Age
7 to 11
Challenge Level
Use 4 four times with simple operations so that you get the answer 12. Can you make 15, 16 and 17 too?
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