Being resourceful

There are 94 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Being resourceful
Perception versus reality
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Perception versus reality

Age
14 to 18
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Infographics are a powerful way of communicating statistical information. Can you come up with your own?
Through the Window
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Through the window

Age
7 to 11
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My local DIY shop calculates the price of its windows according to the area of glass and the length of frame used. Can you work out how they arrived at these prices?

Play to 37
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Play to 37

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7 to 11
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In this game for two players, the idea is to take it in turns to choose 1, 3, 5 or 7. The winner is the first to make the total 37.
Constructing Triangles
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Constructing triangles

Age
11 to 14
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Generate three random numbers to determine the side lengths of a triangle. What triangles can you draw?
The animals' sports day
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The animals' sports day

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5 to 7
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One day five small animals in my garden were going to have a sports day. They decided to have a swimming race, a running race, a high jump and a long jump.

Which spinners?
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Which spinners?

Age
14 to 18
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Can you work out which spinners were used to generate the frequency charts?
Poly Plug Rectangles
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Poly plug rectangles

Age
5 to 11
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The computer has made a rectangle and will tell you the number of spots it uses in total. Can you find out where the rectangle is?
Attractive Tablecloths
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Attractive tablecloths

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14 to 16
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Charlie likes tablecloths that use as many colours as possible, but insists that his tablecloths have some symmetry. Can you work out how many colours he needs for different tablecloth designs?
Two and Two
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Two and two

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7 to 16
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How many solutions can you find to this sum? Each of the different letters stands for a different number.

Cut Nets
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Cut nets

Age
7 to 11
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Each of the nets of nine solid shapes has been cut into two pieces. Can you see which pieces go together?