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A-magical Number Maze
Stage: 2 Challenge Level: 
This magic square has operations written in it, to make it into a maze. Start wherever you like, go through every cell and go out a total of 15!
Arranging the Tables
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There are 44 people coming to a dinner party. There are 15 square tables that seat 4 people. Find a way to seat the 44 people using all 15 tables, with no empty places.
Zargon Glasses
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Zumf makes spectacles for the residents of the planet Zargon, who have either 3 eyes or 4 eyes. How many lenses will Zumf need to make all the different orders for 9 families?
X Is 5 Squares
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Can you arrange 5 different digits (from 0 - 9) in the cross in the way described?
Rabbits in the Pen
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Using the statements, can you work out how many of each type of rabbit there are in these pens?
How Old?
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Cherri, Saxon, Mel and Paul are friends. They are all different ages. Can you find out the age of each friend using the information?
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
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This problem is based on the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!
Today's Date - 01/06/2009
Stage: 1 and 2 Challenge Level:
What do you notice about the date 03.06.09? Or 08.01.09? This challenge invites you to investigate some interesting dates yourself.
Shapes in a Grid
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Can you find which shapes you need to put into the grid to make the totals at the end of each row and the bottom of each column?
Journeys in Numberland
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Tom and Ben visited Numberland. Use the maps to work out the number of points each of their routes scores.
Route Product
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Find the product of the numbers on the routes from A to B. Which route has the smallest product? Which the largest?
Doplication
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We can arrange dots in a similar way to the 5 on a dice and they usually sit quite well into a rectangular shape. How many altogether in this 3 by 5? What happens for other sizes?
Calendar Calculations
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Try adding together the dates of all the days in one week. Now multiply the first date by 7 and add 21. Can you explain what happens?
Twenty Divided Into Six
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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?
Mystery Matrix
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Can you fill in this table square? The numbers 2 -12 were used to generate it with just one number used twice.
Month Mania
Stage: 1 and 2 Challenge Level:
Can you design a new shape for the twenty-eight squares and arrange the numbers in a logical way? What patterns do you notice?
The Amazing Splitting Plant
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Can you work out how many flowers there will be on the Amazing Splitting Plant after it has been growing for six weeks?
How Much Did it Cost?
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Use your logical-thinking skills to deduce how much Dan's crisps and ice-cream cost altogether.
The Tomato and the Bean
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At the beginning of May Tom put his tomato plant outside. On the same day he sowed a bean in another pot. When will the two be the same height?
Twizzle's Journey
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Twizzle, a female giraffe, needs transporting to another zoo. Which route will give the fastest journey?
Double or Halve?
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Throw the dice and decide whether to double or halve the number. Will you be the first to reach the target?
Magic Constants
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
In a Magic Square all the rows, columns and diagonals add to the 'Magic Constant'. How would you change the magic constant of this square?
Spiders and Flies
Stage: 1 Challenge Level:
There were 22 legs creeping across the web. How many flies? How many spiders?
Claire's Counting Cards
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Claire thinks she has the most sports cards in her album. "I have 12 pages with 2 cards on each page", says Claire. Ross counts his cards. "No! I have 3 cards on each of my pages and there are. . . .
Secret Number
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Annie and Ben are playing a game with a calculator. What was Annie's secret number?
Code Breaker
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
This problem is based on a code using two different prime numbers less than 10. You'll need to multiply them together and shift the alphabet forwards by the result. Can you decipher the code?
It Figures
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Suppose we allow ourselves to use three numbers less than 10 and multiply them together. How many different products can you find? How do you know you've got them all?
Oh! Harry!
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
A group of children are using measuring cylinders but they lose the labels. Can you help relabel them?
The Clockmaker's Birthday Cake
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The clockmaker's wife cut up his birthday cake to look like a clock face. Can you work out who received each piece?
A Square of Numbers
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Can you put the numbers 1 to 8 into the circles so that the four calculations are correct?
The Puzzling Sweet Shop
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There were chews for 2p, mini eggs for 3p, Chocko bars for 5p and lollypops for 7p in the sweet shop. What could each of the children buy with their money?
Fingers and Hands
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How would you count the number of fingers in these pictures?
Curious Number
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Can you order the digits from 1-3 to make a number which is divisible by 3 so when the last digit is removed it becomes a 2-figure number divisible by 2, and so on?
Book Codes
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Look on the back of any modern book and you will find an ISBN code. Take this code and calculate this sum in the way shown. Can you see what the answers always have in common?
Being Thoughtful - Primary Number
Stage: 1 and 2 Challenge Level:
Number problems at primary level that require careful consideration.
Picture a Pyramid ...
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Imagine a pyramid which is built in square layers of small cubes. If we number the cubes from the top, starting with 1, can you picture which cubes are directly below this first cube?
Dice and Spinner Numbers
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If you had any number of ordinary dice, what are the possible ways of making their totals 6? What would the product of the dice be each time?
How Do You Do It?
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This group activity will encourage you to share calculation strategies and to think about which strategy might be the most efficient.
Special 24
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Find another number that is one short of a square number and when you double it and add 1, the result is also a square number.
Amy's Dominoes
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Amy has a box containing domino pieces but she does not think it is a complete set. She has 24 dominoes in her box and there are 125 spots on them altogether. Which of her domino pieces are missing?
Dividing a Cake
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Annie cut this numbered cake into 3 pieces with 3 cuts so that the numbers on each piece added to the same total. Where were the cuts and what fraction of the whole cake was each piece?
Domino Numbers
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Can you see why 2 by 2 could be 5? Can you predict what 2 by 10 will be?
Highest and Lowest
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Put operations signs between the numbers 3 4 5 6 to make the highest possible number and lowest possible number.
Being Determined - Primary Number
Stage: 1 and 2 Challenge Level:
Number problems at primary level that may require determination.
Asteroid Blast
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 people. Use your skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to blast the asteroids.
The Number Crunching Machine
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Put a number at the top of the machine and collect a number at the bottom. What do you get? Which numbers get back to themselves?
Exploring Number Patterns You Make
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Explore Alex's number plumber. What questions would you like to ask? What do you think is happening to the numbers?
Escape from the Castle
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Skippy and Anna are locked in a room in a large castle. The key to that room, and all the other rooms, is a number. The numbers are locked away in a problem. Can you help them to get out?
The Money Maze
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Go through the maze, collecting and losing your money as you go. Which route gives you the highest return? And the lowest?
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.