Being resilient

  • Same length
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    Same Length

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Construct two equilateral triangles on a straight line. There are two lengths that look the same - can you prove it?

  • Funny Factorisation
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    Funny Factorisation

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Using the digits 1 to 9, the number 4396 can be written as the product of two numbers. Can you find the factors?

  • Take Three From Five
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    Take Three From Five

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Caroline and James pick sets of five numbers. Charlie tries to find three that add together to make a multiple of three. Can they stop him?

  • Product Sudoku
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    Product Sudoku

    Age
    11 to 16
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    The clues for this Sudoku are the product of the numbers in adjacent squares.

  • More Twisting and Turning
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    More Twisting and Turning

    Age
    11 to 16
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    It would be nice to have a strategy for disentangling any tangled ropes...

  • Wipeout
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    Wipeout

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Can you do a little mathematical detective work to figure out which number has been wiped out?

  • Nine Colours
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    Nine Colours

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Can you use small coloured cubes to make a 3 by 3 by 3 cube so that each face of the bigger cube contains one of each colour?

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    Shopping Basket

    Age
    11 to 16
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    The items in the shopping basket add and multiply to give the same amount. What could their prices be?

  • Last Biscuit
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    Last Biscuit

    Age
    11 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Can you find a strategy that ensures you get to take the last biscuit in this game?

  • crossing the bridge
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    Crossing the Bridge

    Age
    11 to 18
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    Four friends must cross a bridge. How can they all cross it in just 17 minutes?