Exploring and noticing

  • Cinema Problem
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    Cinema problem

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    A cinema has 100 seats. How can ticket sales make £100 for these different combinations of ticket prices?

  • Fitted
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    Fitted

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Nine squares with side lengths 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, and 18 cm can be fitted together to form a rectangle. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?

  • Tiny Nines
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    Tiny nines

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    What do you notice about these families of recurring decimals?
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    Ladybirds in the garden

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    In Sam and Jill's garden there are two sorts of ladybirds with 7 spots or 4 spots. What numbers of total spots can you make?

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    Clocks

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    These clocks have been reflected in a mirror. What times do they say?

  • Largest product
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    Largest product

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Which set of numbers that add to 100 have the largest product?
  • Got It
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    Got it

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    A game for two people, or play online. Given a target number, say 23, and a range of numbers to choose from, say 1-4, players take it in turns to add to the running total to hit their target.

  • Frogs
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    Frogs

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How many moves does it take to swap over some red and blue frogs? Do you have a method?
  • The Clockmaker's Birthday Cake
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    The clockmaker's birthday cake

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    The clockmaker's wife cut up his birthday cake to look like a clock face. Can you work out who received each piece?