# Resources tagged with: Working systematically

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Broad Topics > Thinking Mathematically > Working systematically

### Rainstorm Sudoku

##### Age 14 to 16Challenge Level

Use the clues about the shaded areas to help solve this sudoku

### Consecutive Numbers

##### Age 7 to 14Challenge Level

An investigation involving adding and subtracting sets of consecutive numbers. Lots to find out, lots to explore.

### Plants

##### Age 5 to 14Challenge Level

Three children are going to buy some plants for their birthdays. They will plant them within circular paths. How could they do this?

### More Children and Plants

##### Age 7 to 14Challenge Level

This challenge extends the Plants investigation so now four or more children are involved.

### Counting on Letters

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

The letters of the word ABACUS have been arranged in the shape of a triangle. How many different ways can you find to read the word ABACUS from this triangular pattern?

### More Plant Spaces

##### Age 7 to 14Challenge Level

This challenging activity involves finding different ways to distribute fifteen items among four sets, when the sets must include three, four, five and six items.

### Charitable Pennies

##### Age 7 to 14Challenge Level

Investigate the different ways that fifteen schools could have given money in a charity fundraiser.

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

A few extra challenges set by some young NRICH members.

### Pole Star Sudoku 2

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

This Sudoku, based on differences. Using the one clue number can you find the solution?

### Making a Difference

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

How many different differences can you make?

### Wallpaper Sudoku

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

A Sudoku that uses transformations as supporting clues.

### Twin Corresponding Sudokus II

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

Two sudokus in one. Challenge yourself to make the necessary connections.

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

The items in the shopping basket add and multiply to give the same amount. What could their prices be?

### Star Product Sudoku

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

The puzzle can be solved by finding the values of the unknown digits (all indicated by asterisks) in the squares of the $9\times9$ grid.

### Ratio Sudoku 3

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

A Sudoku with clues as ratios or fractions.

### Diagonal Product Sudoku

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

Given the products of diagonally opposite cells - can you complete this Sudoku?

### Product Sudoku

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

The clues for this Sudoku are the product of the numbers in adjacent squares.

### Ratio Sudoku 1

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

A Sudoku with clues as ratios.

### Tea Cups

##### Age 7 to 14Challenge Level

Place the 16 different combinations of cup/saucer in this 4 by 4 arrangement so that no row or column contains more than one cup or saucer of the same colour.

### Integrated Product Sudoku

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

This Sudoku puzzle can be solved with the help of small clue-numbers on the border lines between pairs of neighbouring squares of the grid.

### Integrated Sums Sudoku

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

The puzzle can be solved with the help of small clue-numbers which are either placed on the border lines between selected pairs of neighbouring squares of the grid or placed after slash marks on. . . .

### Magic Potting Sheds

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

Mr McGregor has a magic potting shed. Overnight, the number of plants in it doubles. He'd like to put the same number of plants in each of three gardens, planting one garden each day. Can he do it?

### Ben's Game

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

Ben, Jack and Emma passed counters to each other and ended with the same number of counters. How many did they start with?

### Teddy Town

##### Age 5 to 14Challenge Level

There are nine teddies in Teddy Town - three red, three blue and three yellow. There are also nine houses, three of each colour. Can you put them on the map of Teddy Town according to the rules?

### Weights

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

Different combinations of the weights available allow you to make different totals. Which totals can you make?

### A First Product Sudoku

##### Age 7 to 14Challenge Level

Given the products of adjacent cells, can you complete this Sudoku?

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

Rather than using the numbers 1-9, this sudoku uses the nine different letters used to make the words "Advent Calendar".

### American Billions

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

Play the divisibility game to create numbers in which the first two digits make a number divisible by 2, the first three digits make a number divisible by 3...

### Peaches Today, Peaches Tomorrow...

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

A monkey with peaches, keeps a fraction of them each day, gives the rest away, and then eats one. How long can his peaches last?

### Twin Line-swapping Sudoku

##### Age 14 to 16Challenge Level

A pair of Sudoku puzzles that together lead to a complete solution.

### Ratio Sudoku 2

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

A Sudoku with clues as ratios.

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

Four small numbers give the clue to the contents of the four surrounding cells.

### Difference Sudoku

##### Age 14 to 16Challenge Level

Use the differences to find the solution to this Sudoku.

### Cinema Problem

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

A cinema has 100 seats. Show how it is possible to sell exactly 100 tickets and take exactly Â£100 if the prices are Â£10 for adults, 50p for pensioners and 10p for children.

### Magnetic Personality

##### Age 7 to 16Challenge Level

60 pieces and a challenge. What can you make and how many of the pieces can you use creating skeleton polyhedra?

### More Magic Potting Sheds

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

The number of plants in Mr McGregor's magic potting shed increases overnight. He'd like to put the same number of plants in each of his gardens, planting one garden each day. How can he do it?

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

Replace the letters with numbers to make the addition work out correctly. R E A D + T H I S = P A G E

### How Old Are the Children?

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

A student in a maths class was trying to get some information from her teacher. She was given some clues and then the teacher ended by saying, "Well, how old are they?"

### Gabriel's Problem

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

Gabriel multiplied together some numbers and then erased them. Can you figure out where each number was?

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

By selecting digits for an addition grid, what targets can you make?

### Latin Lilies

##### Age 7 to 14Challenge Level

In this game you are challenged to gain more columns of lily pads than your opponent.

### Olympic Logic

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

Can you use your powers of logic and deduction to work out the missing information in these sporty situations?

### Building with Longer Rods

##### Age 7 to 14Challenge Level

A challenging activity focusing on finding all possible ways of stacking rods.

### The Naked Pair in Sudoku

##### Age 7 to 16

A particular technique for solving Sudoku puzzles, known as "naked pair", is explained in this easy-to-read article.

### Intersection Sums Sudoku

##### Age 7 to 16Challenge Level

A Sudoku with clues given as sums of entries.

### Inky Cube

##### Age 7 to 14Challenge Level

This cube has ink on each face which leaves marks on paper as it is rolled. Can you work out what is on each face and the route it has taken?

### Pair Sums

##### Age 11 to 14Challenge Level

Five numbers added together in pairs produce: 0, 2, 4, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15 What are the five numbers?

### Alphabetti Sudoku

##### Age 11 to 16Challenge Level

This Sudoku requires you to do some working backwards before working forwards.

### Number Sandwiches

##### Age 7 to 14Challenge Level

Can you arrange the digits 1, 1, 2, 2, 3 and 3 to make a Number Sandwich?