Being resourceful

  • How old am I?
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    How old am I?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    In 15 years' time my age will be the square of my age 15 years ago. Can you work out my age, and when I had other special birthdays?

  • Expenses
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    Expenses

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    What is the largest number which, when divided into these five numbers in turn, leaves the same remainder each time?

  • Legs Eleven
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    Legs eleven

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Take any four digit number. Move the first digit to the end and move the rest along. Now add your two numbers. Did you get a multiple of 11?

  • Dozens
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    Dozens

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you select the missing digit(s) to find the largest multiple?

  • Teams
    problem

    Teams

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Two brothers belong to a club with 10 members. Four are selected for a match. Find the probability that both brothers are selected.

  • Making Waves
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    Making waves

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Which is larger cos(sin x) or sin(cos x) ? Does this depend on x ?

  • Two Trees
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    Two trees

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Two trees 20 metres and 30 metres long, lean across a passageway between two vertical walls. They cross at a point 8 metres above the ground. What is the distance between the foot of the trees?

  • Degree Ceremony
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    Degree ceremony

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Can you find the sum of the squared sine values?

  • Overturning fracsum
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    Overturning fracsum

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Can you solve the system of equations to find the values of x, y and z?

  • Building with Solid Shapes
    problem

    Building with solid shapes

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    We have a box of cubes, triangular prisms, cones, cuboids, cylinders and tetrahedrons. Which of the buildings would fall down if we tried to make them?