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Surprise!

Subtraction Surprise
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Subtraction surprise

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Try out some calculations. Are you surprised by the results?
Angles inside
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Angles inside

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Draw some angles inside a rectangle. What do you notice? Can you prove it?

Legs Eleven
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Legs eleven

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Take any four digit number. Move the first digit to the end and move the rest along. Now add your two numbers. Did you get a multiple of 11?
Triangle in a Triangle
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Triangle in a triangle

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you work out the fraction of the original triangle that is covered by the inner triangle?

Areas and Ratios
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Areas and ratios

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Do you have enough information to work out the area of the shaded quadrilateral?
Another Triangle in a Triangle
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Another triangle in a triangle

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you work out the fraction of the original triangle that is covered by the green triangle?
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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Codes and Inverses

Age
11 to 18
Codebreaking as a hook to help develop mathematical skills.
Surprise!
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Surprise!

Age
5 to 11
This feature for primary teachers includes tasks with an element of surprise.