Addition and subtraction

There are 338 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Addition and subtraction
Charitable Pennies
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Charitable Pennies

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Investigate the different ways that fifteen schools could have given money in a charity fundraiser.
Digit Addition
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Digit Addition

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Try out this number trick. What happens with different starting numbers? What do you notice?
Sticky Dice
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Sticky Dice

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Throughout these challenges, the touching faces of any adjacent dice must have the same number. Can you find a way of making the total on the top come to each number from 11 to 18 inclusive?
Folded Number Line
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Folded Number Line

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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When I fold a 0-20 number line, I end up with 'stacks' of numbers on top of each other. These challenges involve varying the length of the number line and investigating the 'stack totals'.
Bundles of Cubes
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Bundles of Cubes

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Watch this animation. What do you notice? What happens when you try more or fewer cubes in a bundle?
Making a difference
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Making a difference

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many different differences can you make?
Six Numbered Cubes
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Six Numbered Cubes

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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This task combines spatial awareness with addition and multiplication.
Six Ten Total
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Six Ten Total

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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This challenge combines addition, multiplication, perseverance and even proof.