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  • Song Book
    problem

    Song book

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    A school song book contains 700 songs. The numbers of the songs are displayed by combining special small single-digit cards. What is the minimum number of small cards that is needed?
  • Dicey Addition
    problem

    Dicey addition

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    In these addition games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.

  • Clickety Click
    problem

    Clickety click

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    What is the sum of: 6 + 66 + 666 + 6666 ............+ 666666666...6 where there are n sixes in the last term?
  • Double with 1 to 9
    problem

    Double with 1 to 9

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you find a number and its double using the digits $1$ to $9$ only once each?
  • Light the Lights
    problem

    Light the lights

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Investigate which numbers make these lights come on. What is the smallest number you can find that lights up all the lights?

  • Our Numbers
    problem

    Our numbers

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    These spinners will give you the tens and unit digits of a number. Can you choose sets of numbers to collect so that you spin six numbers belonging to your sets in as few spins as possible?

  • Halfway
    problem

    Halfway

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you find a number that is halfway between two fractions?
  • Kangaroo Subtraction
    problem

    Kangaroo subtraction

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you solve this 'KANGAROO' alphanumeric subtraction?
  • Nice or Nasty
    problem

    Nice or nasty

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...

  • Coded hundred square
    problem

    Coded hundred square

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This 100 square jigsaw is written in code. It starts with 1 and ends with 100. Can you build it up?