Addition and subtraction

There are 338 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Addition and subtraction
Reach 100
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Reach 100

Age
7 to 11
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Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.
One Wasn't Square
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One Wasn't Square

Age
7 to 11
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Mrs Morgan, the class's teacher, pinned numbers onto the backs of three children. Use the information to find out what the three numbers were.
Dividing a Cake
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Dividing a Cake

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Annie cut this numbered cake into 3 pieces with 3 cuts so that the numbers on each piece added to the same total. Where were the cuts and what fraction of the whole cake was each piece?
Routes 1 and 5
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Routes 1 and 5

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Find your way through the grid starting at 2 and following these operations. What number do you end on?
Four goodness sake
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Four goodness sake

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Use 4 four times with simple operations so that you get the answer 12. Can you make 15, 16 and 17 too?
The tomato and the bean
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The tomato and the bean

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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At the beginning of May Tom put his tomato plant outside. On the same day he sowed a bean in another pot. When will the two be the same height?
A-magical number maze
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A-magical number maze

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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This magic square has operations written in it, to make it into a maze. Start wherever you like, go through every cell and go out a total of 15!
Spell by Numbers
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Spell by Numbers

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you substitute numbers for the letters in these sums?
Back to School
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Back to School

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Mr. Sunshine tells the children they will have 2 hours of homework. After several calculations, Harry says he hasn't got time to do this homework. Can you see where his reasoning is wrong?
Oranges and Lemons
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Oranges and Lemons

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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On the table there is a pile of oranges and lemons that weighs exactly one kilogram. Using the information, can you work out how many lemons there are?