Combinations

There are 153 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Combinations
Home City
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Home city

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Use the clues to work out which cities Mohamed, Sheng, Tanya and Bharat live in.
Penta Primes
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Penta primes

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Using all ten cards from 0 to 9, rearrange them to make five prime numbers. Can you find any other ways of doing it?
More and More Buckets
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More and more buckets

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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In this challenge, buckets come in five different sizes. If you choose some buckets, can you investigate the different ways in which they can be filled?
Scratch Cards
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Scratch cards

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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To win on a scratch card you have to uncover three numbers that add up to more than fifteen. What is the probability of winning a prize?
Octa Space
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Octa space

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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In the planet system of Octa the planets are arranged in the shape of an octahedron. How many different routes could be taken to get from Planet A to Planet Zargon?
Hamilton's Puzzle
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Hamilton's puzzle

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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I start my journey in Rio de Janeiro and visit all the cities as Hamilton described, passing through Canberra before Madrid, and then returning to Rio. What route could I have taken?
Patchwork Quilt
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Patchwork quilt

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Squares of the type shown are sewn together to make a quilt. How many different quilts can be made?
Almost Constant Digits
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Almost constant digits

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many 10-digit numbers containing only 1s, 2s and 3s can you write?
Homes
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Homes

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Six new homes are being built! They can be detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. How many different combinations of these can you find?
Lesser Digits
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Lesser digits

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many positive integers less than or equal to 4000 can be written down without using the digits 7, 8 or 9?