Addition and subtraction

There are 355 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Addition and subtraction
Score
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Score

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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There are exactly 3 ways to add 4 odd numbers to get 10. Find all the ways of adding 8 odd numbers to get 20. To be sure of getting all the solutions you will need to be systematic. What about a total of 15 with 6 odd numbers?
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!
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
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The pied piper of hamelin

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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This problem is based on the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!
Number Tracks
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Number tracks

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Ben's class were cutting up number tracks. First they cut them into twos and added up the numbers on each piece. What patterns could they see?
Three Primes
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Three primes

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Weekly Problem 6 - 2010
Can you find three primes such that their product is exactly five times their sum? Do you think you have found all possibilities?
Odds and Threes
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Odds and threes

A game for 2 people using a pack of cards Turn over 2 cards and try to make an odd number or a multiple of 3.

Alphabet Soup
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Alphabet soup

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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This challenge is to make up YOUR OWN alphanumeric. Each letter represents a digit and where the same letter appears more than once it must represent the same digit each time.
Page Numbers
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Page numbers

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Exactly 195 digits have been used to number the pages in a book. How many pages does the book have?
Planet Plex Time
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Planet plex time

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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On Planet Plex, there are only 6 hours in the day. Can you answer these questions about how Arog the Alien spends his day?
A Numbered Route
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A numbered route

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you draw a continuous line through 16 numbers on this grid so that the total of the numbers you pass through is as high as possible?