Addition and subtraction

There are 338 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Addition and subtraction
Crossed Ends
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Crossed Ends

Age
11 to 14
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Crosses can be drawn on number grids of various sizes. What do you notice when you add opposite ends?
Debasing the Coinage
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Debasing the Coinage

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How much lighter will £5 worth of 5p's be with these new lighter coins?
Bus Route
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Bus Route

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How far apart are the first and last bus stops in this bus route?
Mathematical Ages
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Mathematical Ages

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Arrange these three famous mathematicians in order with the shortest-lived first.
Little Goldbach
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Little Goldbach

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many of the numbers 1 to 20 are not the sum of two primes?
Debt Recovery
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Debt Recovery

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Tony and Tina can't work out which of them owes what to the other. Can you?
Find the Difference
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Find the Difference

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Place the numbers 1 to 6 in the circles so that each number is the difference between the two numbers just below it.
Shut the box
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Shut the box

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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An old game but lots of arithmetic!
Lengthy journeys
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Lengthy journeys

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Investigate the different distances of these car journeys and find out how long they take.