Explaining, convincing and proving

  • Magical Products
    problem

    Magical products

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you place the nine cards onto a 3x3 grid such that every row, column and diagonal has a product of 1?
  • Mini Cross-Number
    problem

    Mini cross-number

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Which digit replaces x in this crossnumber?
  • Digital Book
    problem

    Digital book

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    If it takes 852 digits to number all the pages of a book, what is the number of the last page?
  • Spot the Fake
    problem

    Spot the fake

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    One of N coins is slightly heavier than the others. How large can N be if the coin can be determined with only two weighings with a set of scales?
  • Sevens
    problem

    Sevens

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    What is the largest number Sophie can use to have seven positive integers with a mean of 7?
  • Trolley Park
    problem

    Trolley park

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    In a supermarket, there are two lines of tightly packed trolleys. What is the length of one trolley?
  • Shaded Square
    problem

    Shaded square

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 41 - 2016
    The diagram shows a square, with lines drawn from its centre. What is the shaded area?
  • Ones, Twos and Threes
    problem

    Ones, twos and threes

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Each digit of a positive integer is 1, 2 or 3, and each of these occurs at least twice. What is the smallest such integer that is not divisible by 2 or 3?
  • Leaning Over
    problem

    Leaning over

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 31 - 2017
    The triangle HIJ has the same area as the square FGHI. What is the distance from J to the line extended through F and G?
  • Long List
    problem

    Long list

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 47 - 2017
    How many numbers do I need in a list to have two squares, two primes and two cubes?