Counting

  • Mrs Beeswax
    problem

    Mrs Beeswax

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    In how many ways could Mrs Beeswax put ten coins into her three puddings so that each pudding ended up with at least two coins?

  • Find a Path
    problem

    Find a path

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you find a path from a number at the top of this network to the bottom which goes through each number from 1 to 9 once and once only?
  • Queue
    problem

    Queue

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    25 students are queuing in a straight line. How many are there between Julia and Jenny?
  • problem

    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?

  • Pairs of legs
    problem

    Pairs of legs

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    How many legs do each of these creatures have? How many pairs is that?

  • Jumping squares
    problem

    Jumping squares

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    In this problem it is not the squares that jump, you do the jumping! The idea is to go round the track in as few jumps as possible.

  • Poker Bingo
    game

    Poker bingo

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    A game played with a standard pack of cards.

  • Nim-7
    problem

    Nim-7

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you work out how to win this game of Nim? Does it matter if you go first or second?
  • swimming pool
    problem

    Swimming pool

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    In this problem, we're investigating the number of steps we would climb up or down to get out of or into the swimming pool. How could you number the steps below the water?