Mental calculations

  • Twenty Divided into Six
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    Twenty Divided Into Six

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Arrange cards numbered 1 to 20 into 6 piles. Can each pile add to the same total?

  • Shapes on the Playground
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    Shapes on the Playground

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Sally and Ben were drawing shapes in chalk on the school playground. Can you work out what shapes each of them drew using the clues?

  • Six Numbered Cubes
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    Six Numbered Cubes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    This task combines spatial awareness with addition and multiplication.

  • 4 Dom
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    4 Dom

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Use these four dominoes to make a square that has the same number of dots on each side.

  • Countdown
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    Countdown

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

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

  • Dicey Operations
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    Dicey Operations

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    In these addition and subtraction games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.

  • Got It
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    Got It

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    By choosing to add numbers from 1-4, can you hit the target number in this game?

  • missing multipliers
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    Missing Multipliers

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    What is the smallest number of answers you need to reveal in order to work out the missing headers?

  • 4 by 4 Mathdokus
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    4 by 4 Mathdokus

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you use the clues to complete these 4 by 4 Mathematical Sudokus?

  • Dicey Operations
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    More Dicey Operations

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    In these multiplication and division games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.