Factors and multiples

  • Alison's quilt
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    Alison's quilt

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Nine squares are fitted together to form a rectangle. Can you find its dimensions?
  • Number Families
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    Number families

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How many different number families can you find?
  • Give me four clues
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    Give me four clues

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    There are eight clues to help you find the mystery number on the grid. Four of them are helpful but the other four aren't! Can you sort out the clues and find the number?
  • Which is quicker?
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    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?
  • What numbers can we make?
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    What numbers can we make?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Imagine we have four bags containing a large number of 1s, 4s, 7s and 10s. What numbers can we make?

  • missing multipliers
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    Missing multipliers

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    What is the smallest number of answers you need to reveal in order to work out the missing headers?
  • Curious number
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    Curious number

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you order the digits from 1-3 to make a number which is divisible by 3 so when the last digit is removed it becomes a 2-figure number divisible by 2, and so on?

  • Ip Dip
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    Ip dip

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    "Ip dip sky blue! Who's 'it'? It's you!" Where would you position yourself so that you are 'it' if there are two players? Three players ...?

  • Rolling Along the Trail
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    Rolling along the trail

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    What could be the scores from five throws of this dice?
  • Indivisible
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    Indivisible

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Each time a class lines up in different sized groups, a different number of people are left over. How large can the class be?