Place value

  • All the Digits
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    All the Digits

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    7 to 11
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    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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    Reach 100

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    7 to 11
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    Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.

  • Subtraction Surprise
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    Subtraction Surprise

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    7 to 14
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    Try out these calculations. Are you surprised by the results?

  • Dicey Operations
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    Dicey Operations

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    7 to 14
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    In these addition and subtraction games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.

  • The Number Jumbler
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    The Number Jumbler

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    7 to 14
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    The Number Jumbler can always work out your chosen symbol. Can you work out how?

  • More Less is More
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    More Less Is More

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    7 to 14
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    In each of these games, you will need a little bit of luck and your knowledge of place value to develop a winning strategy.

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    More Dicey Operations

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    7 to 14
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    In these multiplication and division games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.

  • Diagonal Sums
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    Diagonal Sums

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    7 to 14
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    In this 100 square, look at the green square which contains the numbers 2, 3, 12 and 13. What is the sum of the numbers that are diagonally opposite each other? What do you notice?

  • Method in multiplying madness?
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    Method in Multiplying Madness?

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    7 to 14
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    Watch our videos of multiplication methods that you may not have met before. Can you make sense of them?

  • Two and Two
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    Two and Two

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    7 to 16
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    How many solutions can you find to this sum? Each of the different letters stands for a different number.