Being resourceful

  • Make 37 Poster
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    Make 37

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Four bags contain a large number of 1s, 3s, 5s and 7s. Can you pick any ten numbers from the bags so that their total is 37?

  • The Third Dimension
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    The third dimension

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Here are four cubes joined together. How many other arrangements of four cubes can you find? Can you draw them on dotty paper?

  • Build it up
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    Build it up

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you find all the ways to get 15 at the top of this triangle of numbers? Many opportunities to work in different ways.

  • Count Me In
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    Count me in

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    How do you know whether you will reach these numbers when you count in steps of six from zero?

  • Satisfying Four Statements
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    Satisfying four statements

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you find any two-digit numbers that satisfy all of these statements?

  • Dicey Operations in Line
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    Dicey operations in line

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    In these addition, subtraction, multiplication and division games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.

  • Buying a Balloon
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    Buying a balloon

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Lolla bought a balloon at the circus. She gave the clown six coins to pay for it. What could Lolla have paid for the balloon?

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    Abundant numbers

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    48 is called an abundant number because it is less than the sum of its factors (without itself). Can you find some more abundant numbers?