Being resourceful

  • Triangle midpoints
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    Triangle Midpoints

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    14 to 16
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    You are only given the three midpoints of the sides of a triangle. How can you construct the original triangle?

  • Expenses
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    Expenses

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

  • Fair Shares?
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    Fair Shares?

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    14 to 16
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    A mother wants to share some money by giving each child in turn a lump sum plus a fraction of the remainder. How can she do this to share the money out equally?

  • What's Possible?
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    What's Possible?

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    14 to 16
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    Many numbers can be expressed as the difference of two perfect squares. What do you notice about the numbers you CANNOT make?

  • In a box
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    In a Box

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    14 to 16
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    Chris and Jo put two red and four blue ribbons in a box. They each pick a ribbon from the box without looking. Jo wins if the two ribbons are the same colour. Is the game fair?

  • Tiny Nines
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    Tiny Nines

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    14 to 16
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    What do you notice about these families of recurring decimals?

  • Repetitiously
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    Repetitiously

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    14 to 16
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    Can you express every recurring decimal as a fraction?

  • Semi-detached
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    Semi-Detached

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    14 to 16
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    A square of area 40 square cms is inscribed in a semicircle. Find the area of the square that could be inscribed in a circle of the same radius.

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    Triangles and Petals

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    14 to 16
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    An equilateral triangle rotates around regular polygons and produces an outline like a flower. What are the perimeters of the different flowers?

  • Inscribed in a Circle
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    Inscribed in a Circle

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    14 to 16
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    The area of a square inscribed in a circle with a unit radius is 2. What is the area of these other regular polygons inscribed in a circle with a unit radius?