Functions and Graphs Short Problems: Age 11-14

This is part of our collection of Short Problems.

You may also be interested in our longer problems on Functions and Graphs: Age 11-14.

We have put together a selection of these short problems as printable worksheets:

Printable worksheet: Age 11-14 ⭐   Printable worksheet solutions


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    Spiral Snail

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A snail slithers around on a coordinate grid. At what position does he finish?

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    Bucket of Water

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Lisa's bucket weighs 21 kg when full of water. After she pours out half the water it weighs 12 kg. What is the weight of the empty bucket?

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    Circumference and Diameter

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Which of these graphs could be the graph showing the circumference of a circle in terms of its diameter?

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    Paper Weight

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How could you use this graph to work out the weight of a single sheet of paper?

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    Straight Line Spin

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you draw the graph of $y=x$ after it has been rotated $90$ degrees clockwise about $(1,1)$?

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    Lattice Points on a Line

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    How many lattice points are there in the first quadrant that lie on the line 3x + 4y = 59 ?

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    Graph Area

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you find the area between this graph and the x-axis, between x=3 and x=7?

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    Point in Between

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Find the point on the line segment AB that is twice as far from B as it is from A.

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    Linear Area

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Find the area of the triangle enclosed by these lines.