Friday 13th
Stage: 3 Challenge Level: 
This month there is a Friday the thirteenth and this year there are three. Can you explain why every year must contain at least one Friday the thirteenth?
Christmas Trees
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
Christmas trees are planted in a rectangular array of 10 rows and 12 columns. The farmer chooses the shortest tree in each of the columns... the tallest tree from each of the rows ... Which is the taller tree, A or B?
Hands Together
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
Sometime during every hour the minute hand lies directly above the hour hand. At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock does this happen?
Slippage
Stage: 4 Challenge Level:
A ladder 3m long rests against a wall with one end a short distance from its base. Between the wall and the base of a ladder is a garden storage box 1m tall and 1m high. What is the maximum distance up the wall which the ladder can reach?
Where to Land
Stage: 4 Challenge Level:
Chris is enjoying a swim but needs to get back for lunch. If she can swim at 3 m/s and run at 7m/sec, how far along the bank should she land in order to get back as quickly as possible?
Mathematical Modelling - Short Problems
Stage: 3 and 4
A collection of short Stage 3 and 4 problems on Mathematical Modelling.
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.