Let ME Try!
These problems and investigations aimed are at Key Stage 1 (approximately 5 to 8 years), but also make good starting points for older children.
Questions
Biscuit Decorations
Seven Sticks
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Let ME Try!These problems and investigations aimed are at Key Stage 1 (approximately 5 to 8 years), but also make good starting points for older children.
Questions
Biscuit Decorations
Seven Sticks/letme_s.htm"> Last Month's Solutions |
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Andrew decorated 20 biscuits to take to a party. He lined them up and put icing on every second biscuit. Then he put a cherry on every third biscuit. Then he put a chocolate button on every fourth biscuit.
So there was nothing on the first biscuit. How many other biscuits had no decoration? Did any biscuits get all three decorations?
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Explore the triangles that can be made with seven sticks of the same length.
