Conjecturing and generalising

There are 343 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Conjecturing and generalising
Which is cheaper?
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Which is cheaper?

Age
14 to 16
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When I park my car in Mathstown, there are two car parks to choose from. Can you help me to decide which one to use?
Count The Digits
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Count The Digits

Age
5 to 11
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In this investigation we are going to count the number of 1s, 2s, 3s etc in numbers. Can you predict what will happen?
Journeys in Numberland
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Journeys in Numberland

Age
7 to 11
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Tom and Ben visited Numberland. Use the maps to work out the number of points each of their routes scores.
The add and take-away path
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The add and take-away path

Age
5 to 7
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Two children made up a game as they walked along the garden paths. Can you find out their scores? Can you find some paths of your own?
Area and perimeter
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Area and perimeter

Age
7 to 11
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What can you say about these shapes? This problem challenges you to create shapes with different areas and perimeters.
Sitting round the party tables
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Sitting round the party tables

Age
5 to 11
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Sweets are given out to party-goers in a particular way. Investigate the total number of sweets received by people sitting in different positions.
Difference Dynamics
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Difference Dynamics

Age
14 to 18
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Take three whole numbers. The differences between them give you three new numbers. Find the differences between the new numbers and keep repeating this. What happens?
Your number was...
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Your number was...

Age
11 to 14
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Think of a number and follow my instructions. Tell me your answer, and I'll tell you what you started with! Can you explain how I know?
Sorting Logic Blocks
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Sorting Logic Blocks

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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This activity focuses on similarities and differences between shapes.
How Odd
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How Odd

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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This problem challenges you to find out how many odd numbers there are between pairs of numbers. Can you find a pair of numbers that has four odds between them?