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Warmsnug double glazing
How have "Warmsnug" arrived at the prices shown on their windows? Which window has been given an incorrect price?
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Which is cheaper?
When I park my car in Mathstown, there are two car parks to choose from. Can you help me to decide which one to use?
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Nutrition and cycling
Andy wants to cycle from Land's End to John o'Groats. Will he be able to eat enough to keep him going?
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Isosceles seven
Is it possible to find the angles in this rather special isosceles triangle?
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Fair shares?
A mother wants to share a sum of money by giving each of her
children in turn a lump sum plus a fraction of the remainder. How
can she do this in order to share the money out equally?
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What's possible?
Many numbers can be expressed as the difference of two perfect squares. What do you notice about the numbers you CANNOT make?
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Pick's theorem
Polygons drawn on square dotty paper have dots on their perimeter (p) and often internal (i) ones as well. Find a relationship between p, i and the area of the polygons.
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Painted cube
Imagine a large cube made from small red cubes being dropped into a pot of yellow paint. How many of the small cubes will have yellow paint on their faces?
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Surprising transformations
I took the graph y=4x+7 and performed four transformations. Can you find the order in which I could have carried out the transformations?