Mental calculations

  • Unit Differences
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    Unit differences

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    This challenge is about finding the difference between numbers which have the same tens digit.

  • What Could \It Be?
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    What could it be?

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    In this calculation, the box represents a missing digit. What could the digit be? What would the solution be in each case?

  • Multiply Multiples 3
    problem

    Multiply multiples 3

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Have a go at balancing this equation. Can you find different ways of doing it?

  • Multiply Multiples 2
    problem

    Multiply multiples 2

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you work out some different ways to balance this equation?

  • Multiply Multiples 1
    problem

    Multiply multiples 1

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you complete this calculation by filling in the missing numbers? In how many different ways can you do it?

  • problem

    Play to 37

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    In this game for two players, the idea is to take it in turns to choose 1, 3, 5 or 7. The winner is the first to make the total 37.