Being curious

  • Arclets
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    Arclets

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Each of the following shapes is made from arcs of a circle of radius r. What is the perimeter of a shape with 3, 4, 5 and n "nodes".
  • Blue and White
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    Blue and white

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Identical squares of side one unit contain some circles shaded blue. In which of the four examples is the shaded area greatest?

  • Which Scripts?
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    Which scripts?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    There are six numbers written in five different scripts. Can you sort out which is which?

  • Where can we visit?
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    Where can we visit?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Charlie and Abi put a counter on 42. They wondered if they could visit all the other numbers on their 1-100 board, moving the counter using just these two operations: x2 and -5. What do you think?

  • What's Possible?
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    What's possible?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Many numbers can be expressed as the difference of two perfect squares. What do you notice about the numbers you CANNOT make?

  • How old am I?
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    How old am I?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    In 15 years' time my age will be the square of my age 15 years ago. Can you work out my age, and when I had other special birthdays?

  • Expenses
    problem

    Expenses

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    What is the largest number which, when divided into these five numbers in turn, leaves the same remainder each time?

  • Legs Eleven
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    Legs eleven

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Take any four digit number. Move the first digit to the end and move the rest along. Now add your two numbers. Did you get a multiple of 11?

  • Doesn't add up
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    Doesn't add up

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    In this problem we are faced with an apparently easy area problem, but it has gone horribly wrong! What happened?

  • Triangle midpoints
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    Triangle midpoints

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    You are only given the three midpoints of the sides of a triangle. How can you construct the original triangle?