Multiplication and division

  • Charitable Pennies
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    Charitable pennies

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Investigate the different ways that fifteen schools could have given money in a charity fundraiser.
  • Surprising Split
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    Surprising split

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Does this 'trick' for calculating multiples of 11 always work? Why or why not?

  • Ducking and Dividing
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    Ducking and dividing

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Your vessel, the Starship Diophantus, has become damaged in deep space. Can you use your knowledge of times tables and some lightning reflexes to survive?

  • Looking at Lego
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    Looking at Lego

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This task offers an opportunity to explore all sorts of number relationships, but particularly multiplication.

  • Tables Teaser
    problem

    Tables teaser

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    How will you work out which numbers have been used to create this multiplication square?
  • Birthday Sharing
    problem

    Birthday sharing

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    It's Sahila's birthday and she is having a party. How could you answer these questions using a picture, with things, with numbers or symbols?
  • Bundles of Cubes
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    Bundles of cubes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Watch this animation. What do you notice? What happens when you try more or fewer cubes in a bundle?
  • Gabriel's Problem
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    Gabriel's problem

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Gabriel multiplied together some numbers and then erased them. Can you figure out where each number was?

  • Six Numbered Cubes
    problem

    Six numbered cubes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This task combines spatial awareness with addition and multiplication.
  • Six Ten Total
    problem

    Six ten total

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This challenge combines addition, multiplication, perseverance and even proof.