Multiplication and division

  • A-magical number maze
    problem

    A-Magical Number Maze

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    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!
  • Buckets of Thinking
    problem

    Buckets of Thinking

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    There 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.

  • Sept03 Sept03 Sept03
    problem

    Sept03 Sept03 Sept03

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    This number has 903 digits. What is the sum of all 903 digits?

  • The Number Crunching Machine
    problem

    The Number Crunching Machine

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Put a number at the top of the machine and collect a number at the bottom. What do you get? Which numbers get back to themselves?

  • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    problem

    1, 2, 3, 4, 5

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Using the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 once and only once, and the operations x and ÷ once and only once, what is the smallest whole number you can make?

  • Clever Santa
    problem

    Clever Santa

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    All the girls would like a puzzle each for Christmas and all the boys would like a book each. Solve the riddle to find out how many puzzles and books Santa left.

  • Function Machines
    problem

    Function Machines

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    If the numbers 5, 7 and 4 go into this function machine, what numbers will come out?

  • Number the Sides
    problem

    Number the Sides

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    The triangles in these sets are similar - can you work out the lengths of the sides which have question marks?

  • Rabbits in the pen
    problem

    Rabbits in the Pen

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Using the statements, can you work out how many of each type of rabbit there are in these pens?

  • Bundles of Cubes
    problem

    Bundles of Cubes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Watch this animation. What do you notice? What happens when you try more or fewer cubes in a bundle?