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Odd and even numbers. Prime numbers. Divisibility. Working systematically. Interactivities. Generalising. Addition & subtraction. Factors and multiples. Place value. Multiplication & division.There are 227 results
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Book Codes
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
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?
Odds and Threes
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
A game for 2 people using a pack of cards Turn over 2 cards and try to make an odd number or a multiple of 3.
3388
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
Using some or all of the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and using the digits 3, 3, 8 and 8 each once and only once make an expression equal to 24.
Number Daisy
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
Can you find six numbers to go in the Daisy from which you can make all the numbers from 1 to a number bigger than 25?
Score
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
There are exactly 3 ways to add 4 odd numbers to get 10. Find all the ways of adding 8 odd numbers to get 20. To be sure of getting all the solutions you will need to be systematic. What about. . . .
Double Digit
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
Choose two digits and arrange them to make two double-digit numbers. Now add your double-digit numbers. Now add your single digit numbers. Divide your double-digit answer by your single-digit answer. . . .
Scoring with Dice
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
I throw three dice and get 5, 3 and 2. Add the scores on the three dice. What do you get? Now multiply the scores. What do you notice?
Zios and Zepts
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
On the planet Vuv there are two sorts of creatures. The Zios have 3 legs and the Zepts have 7 legs. The great planetary explorer Nico counted 52 legs. How many Zios and how many Zepts were there?
A Mixed-up Clock
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
There is a clock-face where the numbers have become all mixed up. Can you find out where all the numbers have got to from these ten statements?
Alphabetti Sudoku
Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level
This Sudoku requires you to do some working backwards before working forwards.
Magic Squares for Special Occasions
Age 11 to 16
This article explains how to make your own magic square to mark a special occasion with the special date of your choice on the top line.
Number Tracks
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Ben’s class were cutting up number tracks. First they cut them into twos and added up the numbers on each piece. What patterns could they see?
Being Resilient - Primary Number
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level
Number problems at primary level that may require resilience.
Being Collaborative - Primary Number
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level
Number problems at primary level to work on with others.
Code Breaker
Age 7 to 11
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?
Adding All Nine
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
Make a set of numbers that use all the digits from 1 to 9, once and once only. Add them up. The result is divisible by 9. Add each of the digits in the new number. What is their sum? Now try some. . . .
Cinema Problem
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
A cinema has 100 seats. Show how it is possible to sell exactly 100 tickets and take exactly £100 if the prices are £10 for adults, 50p for pensioners and 10p for children.
Multiply the Addition Square
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
If you take a three by three square on a 1-10 addition square and multiply the diagonally opposite numbers together, what is the difference between these products. Why?
Dividing a Cake
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
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?
Countdown
Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level
Here is a chance to play a version of the classic Countdown Game.
Consecutive Numbers
Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level
An investigation involving adding and subtracting sets of consecutive numbers. Lots to find out, lots to explore.
Countdown Fractions
Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level
Here is a chance to play a fractions version of the classic Countdown Game.
Six Is the Sum
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
What do the digits in the number fifteen add up to? How many other numbers have digits with the same total but no zeros?
Spell by Numbers
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Can you substitute numbers for the letters in these sums?
Throw a 100
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Can you score 100 by throwing rings on this board? Is there more than way to do it?
Journeys in Numberland
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Tom and Ben visited Numberland. Use the maps to work out the number of points each of their routes scores.
Nice or Nasty
Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level
There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...
Seven Square Numbers
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Add the sum of the squares of four numbers between 10 and 20 to the sum of the squares of three numbers less than 6 to make the square of another, larger, number.
Sorting the Numbers
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level
Complete these two jigsaws then put one on top of the other. What happens when you add the 'touching' numbers? What happens when you change the position of the jigsaws?
Two Primes Make One Square
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Can you make square numbers by adding two prime numbers together?
Criss Cross Quiz
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
A game for 2 players. Practises subtraction or other maths operations knowledge.
Sisters and Brothers
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Cassandra, David and Lachlan are brothers and sisters. They range in age between 1 year and 14 years. Can you figure out their exact ages from the clues?
Magic Triangle
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Place the digits 1 to 9 into the circles so that each side of the triangle adds to the same total.
Fingers and Hands
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
How would you count the number of fingers in these pictures?
Jugs of Wine
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
You have four jugs of 9, 7, 4 and 2 litres capacity. The 9 litre jug is full of wine, the others are empty. Can you divide the wine into three equal quantities?
Arrange the Digits
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
Can you arrange the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 into three 3-digit numbers such that their total is close to 1500?
Escape from the Castle
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
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?
Pouring the Punch Drink
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
There are 4 jugs which hold 9 litres, 7 litres, 4 litres and 2 litres. Find a way to pour 9 litres of drink from one jug to another until you are left with exactly 3 litres in three of the jugs.
The Clockmaker's Birthday Cake
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
The clockmaker's wife cut up his birthday cake to look like a clock face. Can you work out who received each piece?
Wild Jack
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
A game for 2 or more players with a pack of cards. Practise your skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to hit the target score.
Oh! Harry!
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
A group of children are using measuring cylinders but they lose the labels. Can you help relabel them?
Today's Date - 01/06/2009
Age 5 to 11
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.
Numbered Cars
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
I was looking at the number plate of a car parked outside. Using my special code S208VBJ adds to 65. Can you crack my code and use it to find out what both of these number plates add up to?
Dart Target
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
This task, written for the National Young Mathematicians' Award 2016, invites you to explore the different combinations of scores that you might get on these dart boards.
Diagonal Sums
Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level
In this 100 square, look at the green square which contains the numbers 2, 3, 12 and 13. What is the sum of the numbers that are diagonally opposite each other? What do you notice?
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.