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Number Teasers

At the start of a new term, we hope you're ready for some puzzling number problems. You'll need to make sense of them by exploring, predicting and explaining.

We're looking forward to receiving your solutions!
Making a difference
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Making a difference

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many different differences can you make?
Beach Huts
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Beach huts

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you figure out how sequences of beach huts are generated?
Reversals
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Reversals

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Where should you start, if you want to finish back where you started?
Puzzling Place Value
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Puzzling place value

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you explain what is going on in these puzzling number tricks?
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How numbers behave

Age
11 to 14
By exploring these problems you'll gain a greater appreciation of the importance of place value.
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Addicted to addition

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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Who would have thought that addition could be so intriguing?