Being curious

  • Largest product
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    Largest product

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Which set of numbers that add to 100 have the largest product?

  • Think of Two Numbers
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    Think of two numbers

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Think of two whole numbers under 10, and follow the steps. I can work out both your numbers very quickly. How?

  • Square Corners
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    Square corners

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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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?

  • In the Money
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    In the money

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    One quarter of these coins are heads but when I turn over two coins, one third are heads. How many coins are there?

  • What's it worth?
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    What's it worth?

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    There are lots of different methods to find out what the shapes are worth - how many can you find?

  • Twenty Divided into Six
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    Twenty divided into six

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    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?

  • Amy's Dominoes
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    Amy's dominoes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Amy has a box containing domino pieces but she does not think it is a complete set. Which of her domino pieces are missing?

  • problem

    Abundant numbers

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    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?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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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.?

  • problem

    Marbles in a box

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    How many winning lines can you make in a three-dimensional version of noughts and crosses?