This collection is one of our Primary Curriculum collections - tasks that are grouped by topic.
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Pumpkin Pie Problem
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Peter wanted to make two pies for a party. His mother had a recipe for him to use. However, she always made 80 pies at a time. Did Peter have enough ingredients to make two pumpkin pies?
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Rectangle Tangle
Age
7 to 11
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The large rectangle is divided into a series of smaller quadrilaterals and triangles. Can you untangle what fractional part is represented by each of the shapes?
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In the Money
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
One quarter of these coins are heads but when I turn over two coins, one third are heads. How many coins are there?
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Orange Drink
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
A 750 ml bottle of concentrated orange squash is enough to make fifteen 250 ml glasses of diluted orange drink. How much water is needed to make 10 litres of this drink?
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Fraction Fascination
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
This problem challenges you to work out what fraction of the whole area of these pictures is taken up by various shapes.
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Jumping
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
After training hard, these two children have improved their results. Can you work out the length or height of their first jumps?
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You may also be interested in this collection of activities from the STEM Learning website, that complement the NRICH activities above.