Combinations

  • Three Way Mix Up
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    Three Way Mix Up

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Jack has nine tiles. He put them together to make a square so that two tiles of the same colour were not beside each other. Can you find another way to do it?

  • Two on Five
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    Two on Five

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Take 5 cubes of one colour and 2 of another colour. How many different ways can you join them if the 5 must touch the table and the 2 must not touch the table?

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    Teddy Town - Part Two

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    There are nine teddies in Teddy Town - three red, three blue and three yellow. There are also nine houses, three of each colour. Can you put them on the map of Teddy Town according to the rules?

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    Teddy Town - Part Three

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    There are sixteen teddies in Teddy Town - four red, four blue, four yellow and four green. There are also sixteen houses, four of each colour. Can you put them on the map of Teddy Town according to the rules?

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    Teddy Town - Part Four

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    There are twenty five teddies in Teddy Town - five red, five blue, five yellow, five green and five purple. There are also twenty five houses, five of each colour. Can you put them on the map of Teddy Town according to the rules?

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    Teddy Town - Part Five

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    There are thirty six teddies in Teddy Town - six red, six blue, six yellow, six green, six purple and six turquoise. There are also thirty six houses, six of each colour. Can you put them on the map of Teddy Town according to the rules?

  • Multilink Cubes
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    Multilink Cubes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    If you had 36 cubes, what different cuboids could you make?
  • 3 Rings
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    3 Rings

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    If you have three circular objects, you could arrange them so that they are separate, touching, overlapping or inside each other. Can you investigate all the different possibilities?
  • Street Party
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    Street Party

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    The challenge here is to find as many routes as you can for a fence to go so that this town is divided up into two halves, each with 8 blocks.
  • Sending Cards
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    Sending Cards

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This challenge asks you to investigate the total number of cards that would be sent if four children send one to all three others. How many would be sent if there were five children? Six?