Being resourceful

  • Forgot the Numbers
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    Forgot the numbers

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    7 to 11
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    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

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    7 to 11
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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?

  • Twenty Divided into Six
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    Twenty divided into six

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    7 to 11
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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?

  • Mystery Matrix
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    Mystery matrix

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    7 to 11
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    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

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    7 to 11
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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?

  • Fractions in a Box
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    Fractions in a box

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    7 to 11
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    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

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    7 to 11
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    This multiplication uses each of the digits 0 - 9 once and once only. Using the information given, can you replace the stars in the calculation with figures?

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    Reach 100

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    7 to 11
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    Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.

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    Two primes make one square

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    7 to 11
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    Can you make square numbers by adding two prime numbers together?

  • Sponge Sections
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    Sponge sections

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    7 to 11
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    You have been given three shapes made out of sponge: a sphere, a cylinder and a cone. Your challenge is to find out how to cut them to make different shapes for printing.