Being resourceful

  • A gold balloon of the number 4.
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    Four Goodness' Sake

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Use 4 four times in a calculation. What answers can you get?

  • Fitted
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    Fitted

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Nine squares with side lengths 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, and 18 cm can be fitted together to form a rectangle. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?

  • Fraction Fascination
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    Fraction Fascination

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    This problem challenges you to work out what fraction of the whole area of these pictures is taken up by various shapes.

  • Curious number
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    Curious Number

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Can you order the digits from 1-3 to make a number which is divisible by 3 so when the last digit is removed it becomes a 2-figure number divisible by 2, and so on?

  • Square subtraction
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    Square Subtraction

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Look at what happens when you take a number, square it and subtract your answer. What kind of number do you get? Can you prove it?

  • Dice in a Corner
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    Dice in a Corner

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?

  • Ribbon Squares
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    Ribbon Squares

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    What is the largest 'ribbon square' you can make? And the smallest? How many different squares can you make altogether?

  • Subtraction Surprise
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    Subtraction Surprise

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Try out these calculations. Are you surprised by the results?

  • Estimating angles
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    Estimating Angles

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How good are you at estimating angles?