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  • Highest and Lowest
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    Highest and Lowest

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    7 to 11
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    Put operations signs between the numbers 3, 4, 5 and 6 to make the highest possible number and lowest possible number.

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    How Many Times?

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    On a digital 24 hour clock, at certain times, all the digits are consecutive. How many times like this are there between midnight and 7 a.m.?

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    The Moons of Vuvv

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    7 to 11
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    The planet of Vuvv has seven moons. Can you work out how long it is between each super-eclipse?

  • A Cartesian Puzzle
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    A Cartesian Puzzle

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    7 to 11
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    Find the missing coordinates which will form these eight quadrilaterals. These coordinates themselves will then form a shape with rotational and line symmetry.

  • Plenty of Pens
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    Plenty of Pens

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    7 to 11
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    Amy's mum gave her £2.50 to spend. She bought four times as many pens as pencils and was given 40p change. How many of each did she buy?

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    Multiplication Squares

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    7 to 11
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    Can you work out the arrangement of the digits in the square so that the given products are correct? The numbers 1 - 9 may be used once and once only.

  • A Puzzling Cube
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    A Puzzling Cube

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    7 to 11
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    Here are the six faces of a cube - in no particular order. Here are three views of the cube. Can you deduce where the faces are in relation to each other and record them on the net of this cube?

  • Square Corners
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    Square Corners

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    7 to 11
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    What is the greatest number of counters you can place on the grid below without four of them lying at the corners of a square?

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    Clocks

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    7 to 11
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    These clocks have been reflected in a mirror. What times do they say?

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    Which Is Quicker?

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    7 to 11
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    Which is quicker, counting up to 30 in ones or counting up to 300 in tens? Why?