Fractions

  • Countdown fractions
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    Countdown fractions

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    11 to 16
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    Here is a chance to play a fractions version of the classic Countdown Game.

  • More Twisting and Turning
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    More twisting and turning

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    11 to 16
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    It would be nice to have a strategy for disentangling any tangled ropes...

  • Ben's Game
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    Ben's game

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    11 to 16
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    Ben, Jack and Emma passed counters to each other and ended with the same number of counters. How many did they start with?

  • Counting Fish
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    Counting fish

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    14 to 16
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    I need a figure for the fish population in a lake. How does it help to catch and mark 40 fish?

  • The genes of Gilgamesh
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    The genes of Gilgamesh

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    14 to 16
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    Can you work out the parentage of the ancient hero Gilgamesh?

  • Rationals Between...
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    Rationals between...

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    14 to 16
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    What fractions can you find between the square roots of 65 and 67?
  • Fair Shares?
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    Fair shares?

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    14 to 16
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    A mother wants to share some money by giving each child in turn a lump sum plus a fraction of the remainder. How can she do this to share the money out equally?

  • Geometry and Measure - Short Problems
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    F'arc'tion

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    14 to 16
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    At the corner of the cube circular arcs are drawn and the area enclosed shaded. What fraction of the surface area of the cube is shaded? Try working out the answer without recourse to pencil and paper.

  • Archimedes and numerical roots
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    Archimedes and numerical roots

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    14 to 16
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    The problem is how did Archimedes calculate the lengths of the sides of the polygons which needed him to be able to calculate square roots?