Counting

  • A green book.
    problem

    Page numbers

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Exactly 195 digits have been used to number the pages in a book. How many pages does the book have?

  • problem

    Which is quicker?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Which is quicker, counting up to 30 in ones or counting up to 300 in tens? Why?

  • Tug Harder!
    problem

    More Tug of war

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    In this game, you can add, subtract, multiply or divide the numbers on the dice. Which will you do so that you get to the end of the number line first?

  • Sea Level
    problem

    Sea level

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What numbers would you put on this number line as it goes under the sea level?

  • Fingers and Hands
    problem

    Fingers and hands

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    How would you count the number of fingers in these pictures?
  • Sorting the Numbers
    problem

    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?
  • Sumo
    game

    Sumo

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    A number game requiring a strategy.

  • Neighbours
    problem

    Neighbours

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    In a square in which the houses are evenly spaced, numbers 3 and 10 are opposite each other. What is the smallest and what is the largest possible number of houses in the square?
  • Spelling Circle
    problem

    Spelling circle

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Find the words hidden inside each of the circles by counting around a certain number of spaces to find each letter in turn.
  • Picture a Pyramid ...
    problem

    Picture a pyramid

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Imagine a pyramid which is built in square layers of small cubes. If we number the cubes from the top, starting with 1, can you picture which cubes are directly below this first cube?