Watch the video of this game being played. Can you work out the rules? Which dice totals are good to get, and why?
In this problem, we're investigating the number of steps we would climb up or down to get out of or into the swimming pool. How could you number the steps below the water?
48 is called an abundant number because it is less than the sum of its factors (without itself). Can you find some more abundant numbers?
Norrie sees two lights flash at the same time, then one of them flashes every 4th second, and the other flashes every 5th second. How many times do they flash together during a whole minute?
Can you work out the arrangement of the digits in the square so that the given products are correct? The numbers 1 - 9 may be used once and once only.
Can you replace the letters with numbers? Is there only one solution in each case?
Think of a number, square it and subtract your starting number. Is the number you're left with odd or even? How do the images help to explain this?
One block is needed to make an up-and-down staircase, with one step up and one step down. How many blocks would be needed to build an up-and-down staircase with 5 steps up and 5 steps down?
How can you arrange the 5 cubes so that you need the smallest number of Brush Loads of paint to cover them? Try with other numbers of cubes as well.
What numbers would you put on this number line as it goes under the sea level?
What can you say about these shapes? This problem challenges you to create shapes with different areas and perimeters.
Can you complete this calculation by filling in the missing numbers? In how many different ways can you do it?
Can you work out some different ways to balance this equation?
Have a go at balancing this equation. Can you find different ways of doing it?
This task offers opportunities to subtract fractions using A4 paper.
Can you find any two-digit numbers that satisfy all of these statements?
Use your knowledge of place value to try to win this game. How will you maximise your score?
Can you match these calculation methods to their visual representations?
Can you put these four calculations into order of difficulty? How did you decide?
Cut differently-sized square corners from a square piece of paper to make boxes without lids. Do they all have the same volume?
Find at least one way to put in some operation signs to make these digits come to 100.
On my calculator I divided one whole number by another whole number and got the answer 3.125. If the numbers are both under 50, what are they?
Katie had a pack of 20 cards numbered from 1 to 20. She arranged the cards into 6 unequal piles where each pile added to the same total. What was the total and how could this be done?
This multiplication uses each of the digits 0 - 9 once and once only. Using the information given, can you replace the stars in the calculation with figures?
Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.
Can you make square numbers by adding two prime numbers together?
My local DIY shop calculates the price of its windows according to the area of glass and the length of frame used. Can you work out how they arrived at these prices?
Try adding fractions using A4 paper.
Use 4 four times in a calculation. What answers can you get?
Nine squares with side lengths 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, and 18 cm can be fitted together to form a rectangle. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
