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  • Egyptian Rope
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    Egyptian Rope

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    The ancient Egyptians were said to make right-angled triangles using a rope with twelve equal sections divided by knots. What other triangles could you make if you had a rope like this?

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    Wonky Watches

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Mandeep's watch loses two minutes every hour. Adam's watch gains one minute every hour. Can you work out what time they arrived at the airport?

  • Make 100
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    Make 100

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Find at least one way to put in some operation signs to make these digits come to 100.

  • Forgot the Numbers
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    Forgot the Numbers

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    On my calculator I divided one whole number by another whole number and got the answer 3.125. If the numbers are both under 50, what are they?

  • Pumpkin Pie Problem
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    Pumpkin Pie Problem

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Peter wanted to make two pies for a party. His mother had a recipe for him to use. However, she always made 80 pies at a time. Did Peter have enough ingredients to make two pumpkin pies?

  • Amy's Dominoes
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    Amy's Dominoes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Amy has a box containing domino pieces but she does not think it is a complete set. Which of her domino pieces are missing?

  • Numerically Equal
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    Numerically Equal

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you draw a square in which the perimeter is numerically equal to the area?

  • Twenty Divided into Six
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    Twenty Divided Into Six

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Katie had a pack of 20 cards numbered from 1 to 20. She arranged the cards into 6 unequal piles where each pile added to the same total. What was the total and how could this be done?

  • Mystery Matrix
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    Mystery Matrix

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you fill in this table square? The numbers 2-12 were used to generate it with just one number used twice.

  • In the Money
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    In the Money

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    One quarter of these coins are heads but when I turn over two coins, one third are heads. How many coins are there?