Odd and even numbers

There are 70 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Odd and even numbers
Neighbourly Addition
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Neighbourly Addition

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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I added together some of my neighbours' house numbers. Can you explain the patterns I noticed?
Magic Crosses
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Magic Crosses

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you find examples of magic crosses? Can you find all the possibilities?
What Could \It Be?
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What Could \It Be?

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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In this calculation, the box represents a missing digit. What could the digit be? What would the solution be in each case?
Play to 37
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Play to 37

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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In this game for two players, the idea is to take it in turns to choose 1, 3, 5 or 7. The winner is the first to make the total 37.
Sorting the Numbers
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Sorting the Numbers

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you put the numbers in the correct place in this Carroll diagram?
Square subtraction
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Square subtraction

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Look at what happens when you take a number, square it and subtract your answer. What kind of number do you get? Can you prove it?
Take three numbers
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Take three numbers

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What happens when you add three numbers together? Will your answer be odd or even? How do you know?
Odd times Even
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Odd times Even

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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This problem looks at how one example of your choice can show something about the general structure of multiplication.
Two numbers under the microscope
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Two numbers under the microscope

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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This investigates one particular property of number by looking closely at an example of adding two odd numbers together.
Magic Letters
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Magic Letters

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Charlie has made a Magic V. Can you use his example to make some more? And how about Magic Ls, Ns and Ws?