Multiplication and division

  • X is 5 squares
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    X Is 5 Squares

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you arrange 5 different digits (from 0 - 9) in the cross in the way described?
  • How Old?
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    How Old?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Cherri, Saxon, Mel and Paul are friends. They are all different ages. Can you find out the age of each friend using the information?
  • Book Codes
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    Book Codes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Look on the back of any modern book and you will find an ISBN code. Take this code and calculate this sum in the way shown. Can you see what the answers always have in common?
  • How many eggs?
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    How Many Eggs?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Peter, Melanie, Amil and Jack received a total of 38 chocolate eggs. Use the information to work out how many eggs each person had.
  • Special 24
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    Special 24

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Find another number that is one short of a square number and when you double it and add 1, the result is also a square number.
  • Thinking Mathematically - Short Problems
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    What Two ...?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    56 406 is the product of two consecutive numbers. What are these two numbers?

  • Zargon Glasses
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    Zargon Glasses

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Zumf makes spectacles for the residents of the planet Zargon, who have either 3 eyes or 4 eyes. How many lenses will Zumf need to make all the different orders for 9 families?
  • Arranging the Tables
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    Arranging the Tables

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    There are 44 people coming to a dinner party. There are 15 square tables that seat 4 people. Find a way to seat the 44 people using all 15 tables, with no empty places.
  • Next Number
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    Next Number

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Find the next number in this pattern: 3, 7, 19, 55 ...
  • Pies
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    Pies

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Grandma found her pie balanced on the scale with two weights and a quarter of a pie. So how heavy was each pie?