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Perimeter Possibilities
11 to 14
I'm thinking of a rectangle with an area of 24. What could its perimeter be?
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Painting Possibilities
7 to 11
This task, written for the National Young Mathematicians' Award 2016, involves open-topped boxes made with interlocking cubes. Explore the number of units of paint that are needed to cover the boxes and the small cubes that would fit inside each one.
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Triangle or No Triangle?
5 to 7
Here is a selection of different shapes. Can you work out which ones are triangles, and why?
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Four or Five
11 to 14
The diagram shows a large rectangle composed of 9 smaller rectangles. If each of these rectangles has integer sides, what could the area of the large rectangle be?
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Televisual Technology
14 to 16
If a new and an old television have screens of the same area, what is the ratio of their widths?
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Distinct in a Line
11 to 14
This grid can be filled so that each of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 appears just once in each row, column and diagonal. Which number goes in the centre square?
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Running Race
14 to 16
Weekly Problem 13 - 2006
If three runners run at the same constant speed around the race tracks, in which order do they finish?
If three runners run at the same constant speed around the race tracks, in which order do they finish?
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Two Shapes and Printer Ink
14 to 16
If I print this page which shape will require the more yellow ink?