Comparing and ordering numbers

  • Carrying Cards
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    Carrying cards

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    These sixteen children are standing in four lines of four, one behind the other. They are each holding a card with a number on it. Can you work out the missing numbers?

  • One to Fifteen
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    One to fifteen

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you put the numbers from 1 to 15 on the circles so that no consecutive numbers lie anywhere along a continuous straight line?
  • Magic Vs
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    Magic Vs

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you put the numbers 1-5 in the V shape so that both 'arms' have the same total?

  • Nice or Nasty
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    Nice or nasty

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...

  • Sort them out (2)
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    Sort them out (2)

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you each work out the number on your card? What do you notice? How could you sort the cards?
  • In Order
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    In order

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you rank these quantities in order? You may need to find out extra information or perform some experiments to justify your rankings.
  • Olympic Starters
    problem

    Olympic starters

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Look at some of the results from the Olympic Games in the past. How do you compare if you try some similar activities?

  • Sorting the Numbers
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    Sorting the numbers

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you put the numbers in the correct place in this Carroll diagram?
  • Would You Rather?
    problem

    Would you rather?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Would you rather: Have 10% of £5 or 75% of 80p? Be given 60% of 2 pizzas or 26% of 5 pizzas?