Creating and manipulating expressions and formulae

  • Legs Eleven
    problem

    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?
  • Hallway Borders
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    Hallway borders

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    What are the possible dimensions of a rectangular hallway if the number of tiles around the perimeter is exactly half the total number of tiles?
  • System Speak
    problem

    System speak

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Five equations... five unknowns... can you solve the system?
  • Odd Differences
    problem

    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.
  • Fibs
    problem

    Fibs

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    The well known Fibonacci sequence is 1 ,1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21.... How many Fibonacci sequences can you find containing the number 196 as one of the terms?
  • Always the Same
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    Always the same

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Arrange the numbers 1 to 16 into a 4 by 4 array. Choose a number. Cross out the numbers on the same row and column. Repeat this process. Add up you four numbers. Why do they always add up to 34?
  • Always Two
    problem

    Always two

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Find all the triples of numbers a, b, c such that each one of them plus the product of the other two is always 2.

  • Consecutive Squares
    problem

    Consecutive squares

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    The squares of any 8 consecutive numbers can be arranged into two sets of four numbers with the same sum. True of false?
  • 2-Digit Square
    problem

    2-digit square

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A 2-Digit number is squared. When this 2-digit number is reversed and squared, the difference between the squares is also a square. What is the 2-digit number?
  • Series Sums
    problem

    Series sums

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Let S1 = 1 , S2 = 2 + 3, S3 = 4 + 5 + 6 ,........ Calculate S17.