Addition and subtraction

There are 338 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Addition and subtraction
Alphabet Blocks
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Alphabet Blocks

Age
5 to 11
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These alphabet bricks are painted in a special way. A is on one brick, B on two bricks, and so on. How many bricks will be painted by the time they have got to other letters of the alphabet?
Noah
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Noah

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Noah saw 12 legs walk by into the Ark. How many creatures did he see?
Double Digit
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Double Digit

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Choose two digits and arrange them to make two double-digit numbers. Now add your double-digit numbers. Now add your single digit numbers. Divide your double-digit answer by your single-digit answer. Try lots of examples. What happens? Can you explain it?
Adding all nine
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Adding all nine

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Make a set of numbers that use all the digits from 1 to 9, once and once only. Add them up. The result is divisible by 9. Add each of the digits in the new number. What is their sum? Now try some other possibilities for yourself!
Maze 100
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Maze 100

Age
7 to 11
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Can you go through this maze so that the numbers you pass add to exactly 100?
Magic Constants
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Magic Constants

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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In a Magic Square all the rows, columns and diagonals add to the 'Magic Constant'. How would you change the magic constant of this square?
Calendar Capers
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Calendar Capers

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Choose any three by three square of dates on a calendar page...
Bean Bags for Bernard's Bag
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Bean Bags for Bernard's Bag

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How could you put eight beanbags in the hoops so that there are four in the blue hoop, five in the red and six in the yellow? Can you find all the ways of doing this?
It's all about 64
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It's all about 64

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Write the numbers up to 64 in an interesting way so that the shape they make at the end is interesting, different, more exciting ... than just a square.
Train Carriages
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Train Carriages

Age
5 to 11
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Suppose there is a train with 24 carriages which are going to be put together to make up some new trains. Can you find all the ways that this can be done?