Mental calculations

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    Maze 100

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you go through this maze so that the numbers you pass add to exactly 100?

  • Domino Square
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    Domino square

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Use the 'double-3 down' dominoes to make a square so that each side has eight dots.

  • Make 100
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    Make 100

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Find at least one way to put in some operation signs to make these digits come to 100.

  • Twenty Divided into Six
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    Twenty divided into six

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Katie had a pack of 20 cards numbered from 1 to 20. She arranged the cards into 6 unequal piles where each pile added to the same total. What was the total and how could this be done?

  • Shapes on the Playground
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    Shapes on the playground

    Age
    7 to 11
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    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?

  • Chocoholics
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    Chocoholics

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    George and Jim want to buy a chocolate bar. George needs 2p more and Jim need 50p more to buy it. How much is the chocolate bar?
  • Finding Fifteen
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    Finding fifteen

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Tim had nine cards each with a different number from 1 to 9 on it. How could he have put them into three piles so that the total in each pile was 15?

  • Six Numbered Cubes
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    Six numbered cubes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This task combines spatial awareness with addition and multiplication.

  • Countdown
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    Countdown

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    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
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    In these addition and subtraction games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.