
Multiplication and division
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problemThere are three buckets each of which holds a maximum of 5 litres. Use the clues to work out how much liquid there is in each bucket.
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Cubes within cubes
We start with one yellow cube and build around it to make a 3x3x3 cube with red cubes. Then we build around that red cube with blue cubes and so on. How many cubes of each colour have we used?
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Divide it out
What is the lowest number which always leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by each of the numbers from 2 to 10? -
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Multiplication squares
Can you work out the arrangement of the digits in the square so that the given products are correct? The numbers 1 - 9 may be used once and once only.
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Penta post
Here are the prices for 1st and 2nd class mail within the UK. You have an unlimited number of each of these stamps. Which stamps would you need to post a parcel weighing 825g? -
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All the digits
This multiplication uses each of the digits 0 - 9 once and once only. Using the information given, can you replace the stars in the calculation with figures?
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Dividing a cake
Annie cut this numbered cake into 3 pieces with 3 cuts so that the numbers on each piece added to the same total. Where were the cuts and what fraction of the whole cake was each piece? -
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Four goodness' sake
Use 4 four times with simple operations so that you get the answer 12. Can you make 15, 16 and 17 too?
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The tomato and the bean
At the beginning of May, Tom put his tomato plant outside. On the same day he sowed a bean in another pot. When will the two be the same height?
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A-magical number maze
This magic square has operations written in it, to make it into a maze. Start wherever you like, go through every cell and go out a total of 15!