Being resourceful

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    Wonky Watches

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Mandeep's watch loses two minutes every hour. Adam's watch gains one minute every hour. Can you work out what time they arrived at the airport?

  • Make 100
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    Make 100

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Find at least one way to put in some operation signs to make these digits come to 100.

  • Forgot the Numbers
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    Forgot the Numbers

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    On my calculator I divided one whole number by another whole number and got the answer 3.125. If the numbers are both under 50, what are they?

  • Amy's Dominoes
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    Amy's Dominoes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Amy has a box of domino pieces. Which of her domino pieces are missing?

  • Twenty Divided into Six
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    Twenty Divided Into Six

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Arrange cards numbered 1 to 20 into 6 piles. Can each pile add to the same total?

  • Mystery Matrix
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    Mystery Matrix

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you fill in this table square? The numbers 2-12 were used to generate it with just one number used twice.

  • In the Money
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    In the Money

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    One quarter of these coins are heads but when I turn over two coins, one third are heads. How many coins are there?

  • Fractions in a Box
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    Fractions in a Box

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    The discs for this game are kept in a flat square box with a square hole for each. Use the information to find out how many discs of each colour there are in the box.

  • All the Digits
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    All the Digits

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    This multiplication uses each of the digits 0 - 9. Can you work out where each digit goes?

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    Reach 100

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you use four digits to make four two-digit numbers that add to 100?