This is part of our collection of Short Problems.
You may also be interested in our longer problems on Patterns and Sequences: Age 14-16.
We have put together a selection of these short problems as printable worksheets:
Printable worksheets: Age 14-16 ⭐⭐ Printable worksheet solutions
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Repeat a pattern of numbers to form a larger number. Can you find the sum of all the digits?
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Can you work out which number will appear directly below 400 in this pattern?
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Given that the number 2008 is the correct answer to a sum, can you find n?
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From only the page numbers on one sheet of newspaper, can you work out how many sheets there are altogether?
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If a number is even, halve it; if odd, treble it and add 1. If a sequence starts at 13, what will be the value of the 2008th term?
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A sequence is generated using these rules. For which values of n is the nth term equal to n?
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In a supermarket, there are two lines of tightly packed trolleys. What is the length of one trolley?
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How many diagonals does a regular icosagon (20 sides) have?
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When will 2000 appear in this sequence?
