Conjecturing and generalising

There are 343 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Conjecturing and generalising
How old am I?
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How old am I?

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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In 15 years' time my age will be the square of my age 15 years ago. Can you work out my age, and when I had other special birthdays?
Differences
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Differences

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you guarantee that, for any three numbers you choose, the product of their differences will always be an even number?
Janine's Conjecture
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Janine's Conjecture

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Janine noticed, while studying some cube numbers, that if you take three consecutive whole numbers and multiply them together and then add the middle number of the three, you get the middle number. Does this always work? Can you prove or disprove this conjecture?
Expenses
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Expenses

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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What is the largest number which, when divided into 1905, 2587, 3951, 7020 and 8725 in turn, leaves the same remainder each time?
Legs Eleven
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Legs Eleven

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Take any four digit number. Move the first digit to the end and move the rest along. Now add your two numbers. Did you get a multiple of 11?
Dozens
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Dozens

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you select the missing digit(s) to find the largest multiple?
Odd Differences
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Odd Differences

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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The diagram illustrates the formula: 1 + 3 + 5 + ... + (2n - 1) = n² Use the diagram to show that any odd number is the difference of two squares.
Hypotenuse Lattice points
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Hypotenuse Lattice points

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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The triangle OMN has vertices on the axes with whole number co-ordinates. How many points with whole number coordinates are there on the hypotenuse MN?
Repeaters
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Repeaters

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Choose any 3 digits and make a 6 digit number by repeating the 3 digits in the same order (e.g. 594594). Explain why whatever digits you choose the number will always be divisible by 7, 11 and 13.
Card Trick 2
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Card Trick 2

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you explain how this card trick works?