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Small pepper seedlings in turquoise pots.

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Guillotine

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Weekly Problem 9 - 2006
What fraction of the area of the rectangle is shaded?

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Exactly Three-Quarters

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Weekly Problem 30 - 2007
Three-quarters of the area of the rectangle has been shaded. What is the length of x?

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Flagged Up

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Weekly Problem 31 - 2008
The flag is given a half turn anticlockwise about the point O and is then reflected in the dotted line. What is the final position of the flag?

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Birthday Party

11 to 14

The 30 students in a class have 25 different birthdays between them. What is the largest number that can share any birthday?

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Race Time

11 to 14

Frank and Gabriel competed in a 200m race. Interpret the different units used for their times to work out who won.

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Going Deeper: Achieving Greater Depth in the Primary Classroom

In this article for Primary teachers, we share key findings from a project with schools in Tower Hamlets, which focused on teaching 'at greater depth' using whole-class resources.

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Playing With Factors and Multiples

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This article for primary teachers outlines why developing an intuitive 'feel' for numbers matters, and how our activities focusing on factors and multiples can help.