
Being curious
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Think of two numbers
Think of two whole numbers under 10, and follow the steps. I can work out both your numbers very quickly. How?
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Square corners
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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In the money
One quarter of these coins are heads but when I turn over two coins, one third are heads. How many coins are there?
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What's it worth?
There are lots of different methods to find out what the shapes are worth - how many can you find?
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Twenty divided into six
Katie had a pack of 20 cards numbered from 1 to 20. She arranged the cards into 6 unequal piles where each pile added to the same total. What was the total and how could this be done?
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Amy's dominoes
Amy has a box containing domino pieces but she does not think it is a complete set. Which of her domino pieces are missing?
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Abundant numbers
48 is called an abundant number because it is less than the sum of its factors (without itself). Can you find some more abundant numbers?
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How many times?
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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Marbles in a box
How many winning lines can you make in a three-dimensional version of noughts and crosses?