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STEP Questions

Digital Equation
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Digital Equation

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you find a three digit number which is equal to the sum of the hundreds digit, the square of the tens digit and the cube of the units digit?
Euler's Totient Function
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Euler's Totient Function

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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How many numbers are there less than $n$ which have no common factors with $n$?
Frosty the Snowman
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Frosty the Snowman

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Frosty the Snowman is melting. Can you use your knowledge of differential equations to find out how his volume changes as he shrinks?
To swim or to run?
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To swim or to run?

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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The famous film star Birkhoff Maclane wants to reach her refreshing drink. Should she run around the pool or swim across?
Tri-angled Trig
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Tri-angled Trig

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you justify this equation involving three angles?
Square Remainders
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Square Remainders

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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What is the remainder if you divide a square number by $8$?
Proper Factors
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Proper Factors

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you find the smallest integer which has exactly 426 proper factors?
Divisible Factorisations
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Divisible Factorisations

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you show that $n^5-n^3$ is always divisible by $24$?
Square Difference
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Square Difference

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Which numbers can you write as a difference of two squares? In how many ways can you write $pq$ as a difference of two squares if $p$ and $q$ are prime?
The Tour de Clochemerle
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The Tour de Clochemerle

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you work out where these 5 riders came in a not-quite-so-famous bike race?

Curvy Equation
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Curvy Equation

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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This problem asks you to use your curve sketching knowledge to find all the solutions to an equation.

Amicable Arrangements
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Amicable Arrangements

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Three of Santa's elves and their best friends are sitting down to a festive feast. Can you find the probability that each elf sits next to their bestie?