Combinations

  • Elevenses
    problem

    Elevenses

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How many pairs of numbers can you find that add up to a multiple of 11? Do you notice anything interesting about your results?

  • 1 Step 2 Step
    problem

    1 step 2 step

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Liam's house has a staircase with 12 steps. He can go down the steps one at a time or two at time. In how many different ways can Liam go down the 12 steps?

  • Six times five
    problem

    Six times five

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How many six digit numbers are there which DO NOT contain a 5?
  • Building Up
    problem

    Even up

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Consider all of the five digit numbers which we can form using only the digits 2, 4, 6 and 8. If these numbers are arranged in ascending order, what is the 512th number?

  • Coins
    problem

    Coins

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    A man has 5 coins in his pocket. Given the clues, can you work out what the coins are?

  • Handling Data - Short Problems
    problem

    Nine or ten?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Is a score of 9 more likely than a score of 10 when you roll three dice?

  • Take Three From Five
    problem

    Take three from five

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Caroline and James pick sets of five numbers. Charlie tries to find three that add together to make a multiple of three. Can they stop him?

  • Trominoes
    problem

    Trominoes

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can all but one square of an 8 by 8 Chessboard be covered by Trominoes?
  • crossing the bridge
    problem

    Crossing the bridge

    Age
    11 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Four friends must cross a bridge. How can they all cross it in just 17 minutes?

  • Chances are
    problem

    Chances are

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Which of these games would you play to give yourself the best possible chance of winning a prize?